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Subjects covered: broad based business topics, including
management, accounting, advertising, human resources, economics, finance
Contents: over 3,800 academic journals, trade magazines
and professional publications
Unique features: Over 750 journals are full text online. Combined
searching of three ABI databases
(ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM
Trade & Industry) is the default, but each may be searched
individually.
Years covered: 1971 to date; updated weekly
Support Material:
ABI/INFORM Journal List.
ProQuest
ABI/INFORM Quick Reference Guide (PDF)
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: ProQuest Company
Subjects covered: All topics, including social sciences,
science, technology, arts, history, medicine and more.
Contents: 10,000+ titles, scholarly and popular
titles. Some reference books and the New York Times included.
Unique features: Limit to peer reviewed journals.
Limit to full text. Citation fomats for MLA and APA styles.
Years covered: 1980-
Support Material:
Academic
OneFile title list and factsheet
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: GALE CENGAGE Learning
Subjects covered: Multidisciplinary
Contents: Over 8,000 journals (over 6500, peer reviewed)
are abstracted and indexed. Nearly 5,000 (over 3,000 peer reviewed) are full text.
Unique features: Thesaurus included. Cited references
and images may be searched.
Years covered: 1975-
Support Material:
Academic
Search Premier journal list (by title, individual collection, full text).
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: EBSCO Publishing
Subjects covered: All science and many technology areas
including agriculture, forestry, soils, anthropology, archaeology, astronomy,
biological sciences, chemistry, computing technology, earth science, engineering
and materials, environmental science, food science, general science, mathematics,
medicine, military science, navigation, paleontology, physics, psychiatry, and
veterinary medicine
Contents: Online version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia
of Science and Technology
Unique features: In addition to the encyclopedia article,
many entries include a dictionary definition, research updates, biography,
and latest news. Access Science also includes science and technical tables
and links to good science and technology sites.
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus
access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: unlimited
Produced by: McGraw Hill Companies
Subjects covered: Chemistry in all aspects: organic,
inorganic, biological, physical, food, engineering, medical, materials, etc.
Contents: over 30 journals published by the American Chemical Society
Unique features: All full text; search by citation; search selected titles.
Limit results by date or timeframe, including ASAP Articles, Current
Issue to 1996, and Legacy Archives, 1879-1995.
Years covered: Complete range of years for each title.
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Biology |
Chemistry |
Physics.
ACS Publications journal list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: American Chemical Society
Subjects covered: All aspects of agriculture,
including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences,
forestry, fisheries; farming, agricultural economics, extension and
education, and food and human nutrition.
Contents: Contains two data sets. "Books, etc."
contains citations to books, audiovisual materials, serial publications
and other materials from the National Agricultural Library. "Articles,
etc." contains citations, many with abstracts, to journal articles, book
chapters, and reports. Approximately 850 journals are included.
Unique features: Although AGRICOLA is an index,
only having citations and some abstracts, many of sources are linked to
online full-text documents.
Years covered: 1970 to date for the publication
dates of the books and journals. However, coverage is historical.
Journal list: AGRICOLA
journal list
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited.
Produced by: National Agricultural Library
Subjects covered: Consumer goods in all areas.
Contents: Purchase Books, magazines, movies, home and
office supplies, electronic equipment, sporting goods and more.
Unique features: Search in any or all categories,
establish a "wish list", wedding or baby registry. Reviews are usually available
and many books offer online tables of contents or sample chapters, many more are
searchable. Purchase online access to many titles. Suggests related
titles based on previous customer purchases.
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Amazon.com
Subjects covered: United States and Canadian history from prehistoric times to
the present. Also includes historical articles relevant to popular culture,
sociology, anthropology, and other social sciences.
Contents: Abstracts from journals, book/media reviews, dissertation citations.
Over 1700 journals scanned for articles pertinent to historians.
Unique features: Includes book/media reviews and dissertation citations.
Years covered: 1954 to present
Journal list: American: History and Life journal list
Availability to users: Available only in the Library; see Librarian for password.
Number of simultaneous users: 1
Produced by: ABC-Clio
Subjects covered: Census data
Contents: 1997 Economic Census, The American
Community Survey, 1990 Census, 2000 Census, and 2002 Population Estimates
Unique features: Thematic and Reference maps available,
along with mapmaking tools.
Years covered: 1990-
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: U.S. Census Bureau
Subjects covered: News and events captured from
the 1500s to the 20th century
Contents: Currently over 1,200 video titles included.
Will grow to 5,000 titles. Covers 13 historical eras, newsreels from
the 1940s to the 1960s; people, historical events, and places.
Unique features: Browse entire list of videos or
browse by the categories of names of people, places, historical eras,
newsreels, years and places. With an account, clips of videos may be
edited and saved.
Years covered: Videos cover the 16th to 20th centuries
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
History |
Political Science |
Sociology.
American History in Video list of videos
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Alexander Street Press
Subjects covered: Writing styles accepted by the
Associated Press, including spelling, techniques, and formatting.
Contents: AP accepted usage of spelling, capitalization,
punctuation, abbreviations and acronyms. Sport and Business styles
are covered, as well as conduct, copyright, and legal issues facing
journalists.
Unique features: An Adobe
PDF version of the AP Stylebook is also available. (3MB+)
Years covered: 2006 ed.
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Communication
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: The Associated Press
Subjects covered: Aeronautics, applied mathematics,
artificial intelligence, automatic control, automotive engineering,
chemical engineering, chemistry, civil engineering, computer databases
& software, construction, electrical and electronic engineering,
energy resources, environmental resources, industrial engineering, mechanical
engineering, metallurgy, physics, plastics, robotics, solid state technology,
textile industry and fabrics, transportation, waste management, and other
industrial and mechanical areas.
Contents: over 570 journals; over 150 journals have full text articles
Unique features: Includes trade and industrial
publications as well as professional and technical journals; also featured
are buyers' guides, directories, and conference proceedings.
Years covered: 1983 to date; abstracting begins
with 1993; selected full text with 1997.
Journal list: WilsonWeb
Journals directory
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: HW Wilson
Subjects covered: Art history, architecture, crafts,
decorative arts, fashion design, industrial design, interior design,
motion pictures, painting, photography, pottery, sculpture, textiles, and video.
Contents: Over 400 art related journals; over 100
selected journals have full text articles, 1997-
Unique features: Reproductions of works of art
are indexed as well as articles.
Years covered: 1984 to date; abstracts included
from 1994; selected full text from 1997.
Journal list: WilsonWeb
Journals directory
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: One
Produced by: HW Wilson
Subjects covered: General fiction, mystery, romance,
juvenile fiction, biography, foreign language study, self-improvement,
general non-fiction. Includes some classical, jazz, blues, and rock music.
Contents: 1,000+ book titles; 400+ music titles
Unique features: Browse by category or by title.
Advanced search provides limits to formats, languages, publishers, as
well as subjects categories.
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Music
Audio Books, Music, and More
Policies & Proceedures.
Audio Books, Music, and More
Quick Start Guide.
Help >
Basics > General.
Help >
Software > Audio Books.
Known Compatible Devices
("Will my MP3 player work?").
Availability to users: Access to personal accounts are available to
PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN. Other Kansas residents may set up accounts using their
Kansas Library Card. Audio Books, Music, and More is
currently not
available to iPod users
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited (personal
account quotas: 10 titles per user; 14 day use period per title)
Produced by: Audio Books, Music, and More, Inc.
Subjects covered: All topics
Contents: Book collection: 320,000+ titles. Journals:
1,600+ current subscriptions
Unique features: Hosts Pittsburg Public Library,
Fort Scott Community College Library, and Pittsburg Unified School
District #250 Library holdings.
Journal list: Axe
Library journal holdings
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Dynix
Subjects covered: books, music, DVD, video games,
and related products and services.
Contents: Primarily popular book titles and textbooks.
Unique features: Lists used and out of print titles.
Browse books using a BN directory view, or search by title or subject. Suggests related
titles based on previous customer purchases.
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Barnes and Noble, Inc.
Subjects covered: Economic data - regional, national, industry, and international.
Contents: BEA's news releases, Survey of Current
Business issues, national income, product accounts (including GDP),
national, regional, and international economic accounts, U.S. Balance
of payments
Unique features: Statistical tables and data available
Years covered: 1920-
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: U.S. Department of Commerce
Subjects covered: Biographies of prominent people and people in the news.
Contents: More than 240,000 biographies. Includes
links to periodical articles and book reviews. Many images included.
Includes contents from reference sources such as Current Biography,
World Authors series, Junior Authors and Illustrators series and Nobel
Prize Winners series, Facts About the President, and Speeches of the
American Presidents. In addition to biographies, find feature articles,
interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, and obituaries.
Unique features: Search by name, or by profession
or activity, place of origin, gender, date of birth, date of death.
Years covered: All years.
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: H.W. Wilson
Subjects covered: Broad coverage of life sciences
topics, from aerospace biology to virology
Contents: Includes the contents of Biological
Abstracts and Biological Abstracts/Reports,
Reviews, and Meetings. Nearly 5,000 journals and monographs are covered.
Unique features: Searching by biosystematic name
or concept code allow for quick searching of a broad area such as "birds"
or "bacteria", etc.
Years covered: 1926 to the present.
Availability to users: Available only in the Library; see Librarian for password.
Number of simultaneous users: One
Produced by: Thomson Scientific
Subjects covered: All subjects.
Contents: Book price comparisons on 100M+ new and
used books. Information is also available on out-of-print and rare titles,
international publications, and textbooks.
Unique features:
Years covered: All years
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: BookFinder.com
Subjects covered: Computer technology, including:
databases, desktop and office applications, graphic design, hardware,
networks, protocols, operating systems, programming, web development,
and business culture
Contents: Over 3,000 titles are included. Collections
include ITPro containing titles for the
information technology professionals, BusinessPro
for corporate executives, and Office Essentials,
titles for desktop applications.
Unique features: Provides a relevancy graph for
titles, guiding the user to the most pertinent chapters of a book.
The Table of Contents is hot linked for easy browsing. The contents
of the back cover and a synopsis are also provided.
Years covered: Current years. Older editions are
removed on a regular basis
Availability to users:On and off campus use requires authentication with ID number and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Two
Produced by: Books 24x7, Inc.
Subjects covered: All subjects.
Contents: Over six million titles of in print,
forthcoming, and out-of-print books. Includes videos and audio books.
Book reviews available from over 30 book review sources.
Unique features: Browse by topic, award winners,
or authors. Children's Room, Fiction Room, and Reader's Advisory allow
for specific browsing. Synopsis and first chapters are available for
some books. Advanced search allows for limiting to specific criteria.
Link to online bookstores and compare pricing. Browse best seller lists.
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: R. R. Bowker, LLC.
Subjects covered: All aspects of business and management.
Company and industry news
Contents: Company profiles, brand information,
rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
Unique features: InfoTrac "Bookmarks" allow you to copy
and paste persistent URLs so you can save, reuse and share search results.
Years covered: 1980-
Journal list: Business
and Company ASAP journal list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: GALE CENGAGE Learning
Subjects covered: Provides an integrated source
to locate company profiles, rankings, histories, chronologies, investment
reports as well as journal articles covering a broad spectrum of business topics.
Contents: 3,000+ sources covered, including
journals, trade magazines, newsletters, industry reports, and investment reports
Unique features: Includes investment reports,
industry overviews, business associations and professional membership organizations.
Years covered: 1980-
Journal list: Business
and Company Resource Center journal list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: GALE CENGAGE Learning
Subjects covered: All subjects
Contents: Searches books from "over 200 stores and
80,000 sellers" and provides cost-comparisons. Quick reviews of all entries.
Unique features:Directory browsing is available,
or search by specific title or author. Sort search results by title, author,
publisher, edition, format, or price.
Years covered: All years.
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: CampusI
Subjects covered: Federal publications on all topics.
Contents: Print and electronic sources published
by the legislative, executive and judicial branches and the agencies
of the Federal government; over 500,000 records included; Federal publications
back to the late 1800s are gradually being added.
Unique features: Sort results in ascending or descending
order. Provides direct links to online sources. "Locate a Library"
finds nearby libraries where publications can be found. Collections
can be limited to particular catalogs: National Bibliography of U. S.
Government Publications, Congressional Serial Set, Congressional Publications,
GPO Access Publications, Internet publications, Periodicals, or Serial
publications. Can also limit by formats: books, serials, maps, CD/DVD/Floppy,
visual or mixed materials. Records or full text can be emailed
Years covered: July 1976 to the present; some earlier records also included.
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Government Printing Office
Subjects covered: Complete library of tax research
support for areas of Federal, State, Sales Tax, Pensions and Payroll,
and International.
Contents: Complete text of tax code, cases, journals,
rulings, tax tables and rates, law.
Unique features: Citator feature allows for quick
retrieval of tax law. Federal archives to 1979; State archives to 1994.
Years covered: Federal taxes 1979 to date; State taxes from 1994 to date.
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: CCH Incorporated
Subjects covered: Broad coverage of all areas of
chemistry and chemical engineering.
Contents: Covers the contents of
Chemical Abstracts. Included are journals,
patents, technical reports, books, conference proceedings, and dissertations.
Over 9,000 journals are included.
Unique features: The CA Registry contains more than
23 million organic and inorganic substances and 43 million sequences.
The CAS Registry number provides a reliable link between various
chemical names used to describe substances.
Years covered: 1907 to the present.
Journal list: Chem
Abstracts journal list
Availability to users: Available only in the Library; see Librarian for password.
Number of simultaneous users: One
Produced by: Chemical Abstracts Service / STN Easy
Subjects covered: Maintenance and repair for domestic and foreign vehicles
Contents: Provides detailed images and help for
automotive body, brakes, electrical, drive train, engine, fuel system,
heating and air conditioning, steering, suspension, and wiring. Also
provides maintenance schedules and recall bulletins.
Unique features: Detailed, labeled images for repairs.
Bulletins and recalls provide up-to-date information. Can limit to recalls
only. Under repair, can search with keywords or use the subject tree
to choose the appropriate automotive system.
Years covered: 1929 to date. Rrecent vehicles,
1980s to date, have more complete coverage.
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides/Reference Sources:
Automotive Technology |
Automotive (General/Consumer) .
ChiltonLibrary Help
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Chilton, an imprint of Cengage Learning
Subjects covered: All subjects relevant to higher education.
Contents: Complete contents of the reviews found
in CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. Approximately 7,000
reviews are published each year.
Unique features: The January issue features the
outstanding academic titles of the previous year. About 600 titles are included.
Years covered: September 1988 to date
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: One
Produced by: American College and Research Libraries
Section of the American Library Association
Subjects covered: Covers nearly all the English-language
nursing journals. Additional coverage in the areas of allied health,
consumer health, chiropractic, health sciences librarianship, and health
services administration.
Contents: Over 3000 sources included: journals,
magazines, books, and research instruments. Nearly 600 journals are
full text. In addition, full text is available for over 200 books and
monographs and over 250 Research Instruments. Also included are Evidence-Based
Care Sheets and Quick Lessons.
Unique features: CINAHL Plus thesaurus provides controlled
vocabulary with MeSH
tree structure and subheadings to aid users in
effective searching. Limiters include "Peer Reviewed" "Research Article"
and "Publication Type". "Publication Type" limiter will find all the
Research Instruments, books, Evidence-Based Care Plans, Quick Lessons
and other subsets. Other limiters are full text, date, age, gender.
Years covered: 1975- The print version of CINAHL
provides coverage from 1961-1997.
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Nursing
Journal list: CINAHL
Plus with Full Text journal list
CINAHL Support Page
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Twenty-five
Produced by: CINAHL Information Systems
Subjects covered: College information resources
Contents: College catalogs in complete cover-to-cover,
original page format. 28,000+ two-year, four-year, graduate and professional
schools are featured. College profiles and web sites are included.
Unique features: Includes a profile of every accredited college
in the United States. Search college catalogs by content, geographic area, or by criteria
such as cost, size, degrees offered, etc.
Years covered: Ten year coverage for most institutions
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Career Guidance Foundation
Subjects covered: Full financial reports of public companies.
Contents: SEC reports for over 12,000 companies.
Unique features: Numerous choices to search and
display the reports. For example, quarterly financials and historical
financials (6yrs) are available, financial ratios, earnings information,
or text such as financial notes, management letter, etc.
Years covered: 1988-July 2003
Availability to users: CD-ROM database. Available only in Axe Library.
Number of simultaneous users: One
Produced by: Disclosure, Inc.
Subjects covered: Covers the broad subject areas
of engineering and applied science. Includes subjects such as bioengineering,
transportation, chemical and process engineering, light and optical technology,
computers and data processing, applied physics, electronics and communications,
control, civil, mechanical, materials, petroleum, and automotive engineering
Contents: Covers over 5,600 engineering journals and conference materials.
Unique features: Includes an online thesaurus.
Includes links to ask questions of Engineering Village 2 engineers and librarians.
Years covered: 1970 - present
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Technology
Compendex "Support & Training page
Compendex Fact Sheet (PDF)
Journal list: Use the "Browse Indexes" on the search page.
Click in the circle by "Serial Title" and, then, click "Browse."
Compendex journal list (PDF)
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus
access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Elsevier Engineering Information Inc.
Subjects covered: history of science told through
biographies of scientists from antiquity to the modern times. All sciences
are covered, particularly mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics,
and earth sciences.
Contents: 26 volume set of the Dictionary
of Scientific Biography
Unique features: Search within the entire publication
by using the "search box". Browse the volumes alphabetically, or search
via the Index. Find names, countries, and topics.
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Charles Scribner's Sons, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Subjects covered: All computer related topics
including hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications,
and applications of computer technology.
Contents: Over 600 journals, including 300 that are full text.
Unique features: Contains product reviews and computer company profiles
Years covered: 1980-current month
Journal list: Computer Database journal list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Gale Group
Subjects covered: Subnational economic data by industry
Contents: Most of the country`s economic activity,
excluding data on self-employed individuals, employees of private households,
railroad employees, agricultural production employees, and most government employees.
Unique features: Businesses can use the data for analyzing market potential, measuring the
effectiveness of sales and advertising.
Years covered: Annual publication
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: U.S. Census Bureau
Subjects covered: Art, Language, Biography, Business,
Food, Geography, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Music, Philosophy,
Psychology, Religion, Science, United States, and Technology. Includes
atlases, language, quotation and other dictionaries, and encyclopedias.
Contents: More than 270 full text reference sources,
representing over 50 publishers, and over 3 million entries.
Unique features: Limit searching to headings or
to full text. Drop box allows searching in the Axe Library online catalog
or Academic Search Premier. Search for exact phrases, all of the words, any of the
words, sounds like or spelled like or have words excluded. You may sort
to have longer results first or to have audio and images in the results.
Limit the search to one content area only. Use "Browse Topics"
to search individual titles within subject areas using a
directory approach. The "Concept Map" displays the results visually,
in clusters.
Years covered: current editions
Support Material:
Credo
Reference title list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Credo Reference (formerly: Xreferplus)
Subjects covered: Crime trends, crime prevention,
juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, police, courts, punishment and sentencing
Contents: Over 500 social science and criminology
journals are covered. Although there is no full text, all of the articles
indexed have an abstract. Over 3,000 records are added annually.
Unique features: Provides access to books, reports,
dissertations, and unpublished papers in the area of criminology and related
disciplines.
Years covered: 1968 to the present.
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Justice Studies |
Social Work.
CJA journal list.
Criminal
Justice Abstracts Fact Sheet
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus
access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA Illumina)
Subjects covered: Covers all topics.
Contents: Over 100 regional, local and national
newspapers; over 60 English language international newspapers.
Unique features: Can limit searches to newspaper
sections, such as Arts and Entertainment, Business, Lifestyle, Opinion
and Editorial, Sports and Regional News. Also features a "relevance"
search as a way to display the results.
Years covered: 1996 is the earliest year covered.
However, many titles start coverage from 1999.
Journal list: Custom
Newspapers title list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Thompson Gale
Subjects covered: Biology, chemistry, plastics,
accounting, electronics, computer science, physics, and math.
Contents: 600+ databases provide access to thousands of authoritative business,
scientific, intellectual property, and technical publications.
Unique features: Database selection tools to help
pinpoint the right database for your topic. Search results in HTML or
text format,
Years covered: Varies by database
Journal list: Dialog
Web "bluesheet" list by subject
Availability to users: Available only in the Library; see Librarian for password.
Number of simultaneous users: One - A Reference
librarian will assist you in the use of the Dialog databases. Please
ask for more information and assistance.
Produced by: Thomson Dialog
Subjects covered: Includes science and social science
areas with some coverage in the arts, history, and literature, languages,
and linguistics. Browse by title or by subject area.
Contents: 2000+ journals covered, 500 searchable at
the article level. 84000+ articles are included in the DOAJ service.
Unique features: Offers a directory of open access
journals, journals that do not charge readers or institutions for access.
Search by keywords or in all fields (author, title, journal title).
Years covered: Varies with journal title; most are in the 1990's.
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Art |
Biology |
Chemistry |
Communication |
English |
French |
German |
Mathematics |
Physics |
Social Work |
Sociology |
Spanish
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Lund University Libraries Head Office
Subjects covered: All subjects
Contents: Abstracts of doctoral dissertations
and master's theses. Over 1.6 million records.
Unique features: Some coverage of dissertations
from Canada, Great Britain and Europe.
The complete dissertation or thesis may be available for
loan or purchase through the Interlibrary Loan Department.
Years covered: 1861 is the earliest year for doctoral dissertations. Abstracts
for doctoral dissertations begin in 1980. Master's theses included since 1988.
Dissertation list: Not available. Many dissertations are included in
WorldCat.
Availability to users: Available only in the Library; see Librarian for password.
Number of simultaneous users: One
Produced by: ProQuest Company
Subjects covered: Physics, chemistry, materials,
biology, environmental sciences, energy technologies, engineering,
computer and information science, renewable energy, and other topics.
Contents: Full-text documents produced by the Department
of Energy National Laboratories and grantees detailing basic and applied
scientific research in energy sciences and related areas.
Unique features: Search the collection of full-text and bibliographic data.
Years covered: 1990-
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Department of Energy (DOE) & the Office
of Scientific and Technical Information
(OSTI)
Subjects covered: all topics
Contents: Over 8,000 journals are included. Electronic
full text is available for journals with an Axe Library subscription.
Other journals can be searched for table of contents and abstracts.
Unique features: A subject search will show which
journals have free full text, which allow pay per view, and which have
only citations and abstracts available. A separate subject search of all
journals is also available.
Years covered: Current years only
Journal list: Titles can be browsed by title, subject or publisher.
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: EBSCO Industries, Inc.
Subjects covered: Economic growth, general economics,
quantitative economic methods and data, industry studies, business
finance and investment, planning, population, marketing, labor, and others.
Contents: Provides indexing and abstracts for over
600 economic journals. In addition, the database indexes economic
proceedings, books, dissertations, and working papers.
Unique features: Includes the articles from the
Journal of Economic Literature and indexing
and abstracting from The Index of Economic Articles.
Also included is Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics.
Years covered: 1969 to the present month.
Journal list: EconLit journal list
Availability to users: Available only in the Library; see Librarian for password.
Number of simultaneous users: One
Produced by: American Economic Association
Subjects covered: Financial data, management policy,
products produced, corporate history, and current and future prospects
of publicly traded companies
Contents: SEC filings from 9600+ publicly held companies
Unique features: In addition to searching by company
name, search CIK, ticker symbol, and headquarters location. Limit
searched to the form type (e.g., 10-K). Search form provided for searching
the full text reports.
Years covered: 1993 - current year
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Accounting |
Finance |
Management |
Marketing
"About" EDGAR.
"How do I use EDGAR?".
Information for EDGAR Filers.
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Subjects covered: Socio-environmental problems
explored regionally and globally. Environment topics cover a broad
spectrum of economic, sociological, political, anthropological, and
medical points of view. Particular emphasis is on 21st century environment
concerns.
Contents: 1200+ entries
Unique features: Advanced Search provides a search
grid for Boolean searching and a way to search parts of the record.
There are three browse modes: "Reader's Guide" allows users to browse
14 broad categories to find suitable topics; each topic provides a reading
list; "Entries A-Z" lets users browse alphabetically; and the "Index"
gives access to the words, names, and concepts in the Encyclopedia.
Years covered: Current.
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Sage Publications, Inc.
Subjects covered: ERIC (Education Resources Information
Center) provides broad based coverage of all topics concerning education
and learning. Also includes topics on the welfare and development of children.
Contents: Over one million citations and abstracts
of education-related sources. Includes journal articles, government
reports, conference proceedings, project and program descriptions,
curriculum guides, bibliographies, and more. Includes full text of ERIC
Documents (ED's) from 1993 to the present.
Years covered: 1966 to the present for ERIC documents;
1968 to the present for journal articles. The Axe Library owns ERIC
Documents (ED's) on microfiche since 1965. Complete coverage since
mid-1970's.
Journal list: ERIC
journal list
Produced by: U. S. Department of Education
Unique features: Advanced Search allows for
Boolean searching and the use of the ERIC thesaurus. Limits can be
set to the publication type and date. Full text is available for
the ERIC documents (EDs) 1993 to the present. Full text of journal
articles will be available by January 2005.
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Unique features: ERIC Thesaurus is available
for finding subject headings. Searches can be restricted to the
ERIC documents or journals. Article Linker points
to article availability in other online databases.
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus
access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Subjects covered: All topics from the arts, humanities,
social sciences, science, and technology.
Contents: Over 3,000 journals, including nearly 2,000 with full text.
Unique features: Allows for limiting to refereed
(peer reviewed) journals. The Advanced search provides for index field
searching as well as a "search history" feature for modifying searches.
"Bookmarks" are persistent URL's that mby be
used for future reference or copied into an electronic mail message
or onto a Web page.
Years covered: 1980 until the present month
Journal list: Expanded
Academic ASAP journal list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: : Unlimited
Produced by: GALE CENGAGE Learning
Subjects covered: Poets, novelists, drama, small
business, medicine, economics, popular culture, biology. Includes
encyclopedias on cancer, genetic disorders, medicine, and alternative
medicine.
Contents: 20+ complete reference sets
Unique features: Search the entire range of titles
or search an individual title and browse the table of contents, index
or contents. Citation format included.
Years covered: 2000 to date
Support Material:
Axe sources in the
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: GALE CENGAGE Learning
Subjects covered: Covers news, periodical articles and reference sources on all topics, including current events, computers, humanities, social science, technology, sports, politics and more.
Contents: 11,500 titles, including 6,500 full text publications. Also included are NPR audio files, podcasts from Census and State Department, Fodor travel guides for 2006 and 2007 and access to Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Unique features: Includes citation help; spelling check (did you mean?), limit to full text and scholarly journals; search within results.
Years covered: 1980 to date
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Technology (all guides) |
Computer Science
General OneFile journal list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Gale Cengage Learning
Subjects covered: All topics
Contents: Citations and some free full text of
scholarly literature. Includes article citations, papers, dissertations,
book citations, preprints, abstracts, technical reports.
Unique features: Locate the book, complete paper
or article through links to Axe Library. Or, set up preferences to
link to a library of choice. Results are ranked by how often the work
is cited in Google Scholar. Use "recent articles" to sort by date.
Use "related articles" to find similar articles. Includes the number
of times an article is cited by other authors. Advanced search provides
for searching by author, publisher, date, and title words, and narrowing searches
by subject areas.
Years covered: All years
About Google Scholar.
Google Scholar Advanced Search Tips.
Google Scholar Help.
Google Scholar Library Links
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Google
Subjects covered: Official information from all three branches
of the Federal Government.
Contents: Congressional bills, calendar, directory & hearings.
Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Budget, Federal Register. U.S. Supreme
Court decisions. Links to all government agencies.
Unique features: Ben's Guide
to U.S. Government helps children understand the workings of
the Federal government. A-Z Resource list puts it all on one page.
Years covered: Current, some information dates back to the early 1980's.
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: U.S. Government Printing Office
Subjects covered: Health, medical, nursing, fitness,
nutrition, wellness, and alternative therapies and medicine.
Contents: More than 800 journal titles included.
Over 600 are full text. Approximately 60 titles cover alternative health.
Pamphlets, medical reference sources and over 700 health videos are also included.
Unique features: Provides one-stop access to journal
articles as well as health/medical dictionaries, encyclopedias, association
directories, drug sources, health assessment sources, and videos. Journal
articles can be limited to refereed sources. InfoMarc feature allows
saving articles for future use. Separate tabs allow searching for alternative
medicine, drugs and herbal remedies, directory for hospitals, health
agencies, and information sources, dictionary, trusted health web sites,
and health assessment tools.
Years covered: 1980-present for journals; 1998-present
for the pamphlets and reference books.
Support Material:
HWRC journals,
reference sources, pamphlets list .
HWRC List of Reference sources.
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Gale Cengage Learning
Subjects covered: Public health, fitness, nutrition, diseases, nursing, medicine.
Contents: Over 700 journals included; over 500 have full text.
Unique features: Allows for limits to refereed
publications. The advanced search provides use of a "search history",
Boolean searching, and index field searching. Also provides for "Bookmarks"
on various articles. Bookmarks are persistent URL's that mby be
used for future reference or copied into an electronic mail message
or onto a Web page. Also, as a "Resource Center" excerpts from dictionaries,
encyclopedias, or reference books are included.
Years covered: 1980 until the present month.
Journal list: Health
Reference Center Academic journal list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users:Unlimited
Produced by: Gale Group
Subjects covered: Family histories, Federal Census
records, local histories and records, genealogies.
Contents: Federal Census for 1790 through 1930;
25,000 complete books including local histories, family histories,
and primary sources.
Unique features: The books can be searched by words
or through the book's index. Can go directly to the page where the
reference is located. Each page can be downloaded or printed. The
census records are images and can be searched by individual variables
such as names, dates of birth, ages, or ethnicity, or any combination
of variables. PERSI
(the PERiodical Source Index),
is
a comprehensive subject index covering genealogy and local history periodicals
written in English and French (Canada) since 1800. It is by far the largest
and most respected such index in its field. The database contains more
than 1.6 million citations from over six thousand titles - articles ranging
from the 1800s to the present.
Years covered: 1790 is the earliest year for the census information.
Book/Peridicals list:
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Genealogy |
History
Descriptive
contents of the HeritageQuest book collection.
(PDF) & the
PERSI
periodical titles list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: ProQuest Information and Learning Company /
Allen County Public Library Foundation.
Subjects covered: Science, technical, and medical topics
Contents: HighWire hosts over 300 journals;
over 170 have free electronic full text; other journals have some articles
free or provide a way to purchase the articles.
Unique features: Can search both HighWire Press site and Medline at the same time
Years covered: Early 1990s to the present. Many
journals will not release free electronic full text until 6months to
2 years after publication.
Journal list: HighWire journal list
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: HighWire Press
Subjects covered: History of the world from 1450 to the present.
Does not cover North America.
Contents: Abstracts from journals, book/media reviews, dissertation citations.
Over 1,700 journals are scanned for articles of interest to historians.
Unique features: Book/media reviews; dissertation citations.
Years covered: 1954-
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
History
Journal list: Historical Abstracts journal list
Availability to users: Available only in the Library; see Librarian for password.
Number of simultaneous users: One
Produced by: ABC-Clio
Subjects covered: Immigration, emergency management, public health, terrorism and more.
Contents: 50+ article databases; security documents; policy documents.
Unique features: "Seek Once" meta-search engine
searches 50+ article databases. "Browse Topics" provides overview of
all areas. Search results can be refined by topic, event, or additional keywords.
Years covered: 2002 to present, some historical coverage.
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Biology,
Human Resources Development,
Justice Studies,
Management,
Nursing,
Political Science
Homeland Security Digital Library Search Tips Sheet
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: U. S. Department of Homeland Security
Subjects covered: Broad coverage of social sciences
and humanities, anthropology, archaeology, art, classical studies,
communications, criminology, dance, economics, film, folklore, geography,
history, literature, music, political science, religion and sociology,
Contents: Contains the contents of several indexes:
International Index, 1907 - March 1965
Social Sciences & Humanities April 1965 - March 1974
Humanities Index, April 1974 - March 1984
Social Sciences Index, April 1974 - March 1983
Unique features: Includes a thesaurus. Use "Browse"
to find various forms of terms and names.
Years covered: 1907-1984
Journal list: Humanities
& Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 journal list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: H.W. Wilson
Subjects covered: Strong in American and European
and Middle East; some Latin American; a few history of technology titles.
Contents: Almost 800 full text scholarly history books
Unique features: Can restrict searching to titles,
chapters, or paragraphs/pages. Can use specified proximity searching
(up to 120 words). Both features provide for better retrieval from full text.
Years covered: Publication years are 20th century.
Topic coverage spans all years.
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
History
Title list: Use the ACLS
browse page to navigate by author, title, or subject.
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: American Council of Learned Societies
(ACLS)
Subjects covered: Includes broad coverage of music
topics, including music education, performance, ethnomusicology,
musical theatre, theory, popular music forms and composition.
Contents: Over 400 music periodicals; most have
the most recent 8 years of publication indexed; some have complete
coverage from the beginning of the journal's publication to the present date.
Unique features: Can search contents of individual journal titles.
Years covered: Most recent 8 years for most publications;
some will have complete coverage.
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guide: Music.
IIMP
journal list (Search IIMP journal titles)
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: One
Produced by: ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Subjects covered: Business, health, technology, cultural and current events.
Contents: Nearly 60 journals; all with full text and all in Spanish.
Unique features: Spanish language magazines and journals
Years covered: 1999-current month
Journal list: ¡Informe! journal list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Gale Group
Subjects covered: Physics, electrical engineering,
electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing,
and information technology.
Contents: Journals, technical publications,
conferences as well as books, dissertations, are included. 4,000+
scientific and technical journals included. Nearly 2,000 conferences
are covered. Corresponds to the print publications of Physics
Abstracts, Electrical and Electronics Abstracts, and Computer
and Control Abstracts.
Unique features: Online thesaurus available.
Various other classification and indexing features are also available.
Years covered: 1969 to the present
Journal list:
INSPEC
journal list
Availability to users: Available only in the Library; see Librarian for password.
Number of simultaneous users: One
Produced by: IEE, The Institute of Electrical Engineers
Subjects covered: Children's literature and other
areas related to elementary and secondary education.
Contents: 11,300+ titles, including books, textbooks,
films, kits, and realia.
Unique features: Category search for broad areas
such as beginning readers, fantasy fiction, historical fiction, second
language learning and young adult. Power search allows combined searches
of keywords, titles or authors. Allows for presetting limiters.
Years covered: Current years
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Follett Software Company
Subjects covered: African American studies, African
studies, anthropology, archaeology, architecture, art, business, classical
studies, ecology, economics, education, women's studies, film studies,
folklore, history, language and literature, mathematics, Middle East
studies, music, philosophy, political science, religion, and sociology.
Contents: 570+ journals; complete coverage from
earliest volume/year to the last 3-5 years.
Unique features: Search by keywords in title, abstract,
and/or full text; includes links to the recent article appearing in
the last 3-5 years; search for an individual article or the contents
of an individual journal; includes pdf for each article
Years covered: Earliest volume/year of the title
to the last 3-5 years
Journal List: JSTOR journal list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: JSTOR
Subjects covered: The vision of KDHE is "healthy
Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments." The contents of
the web site cover a broad range of topics including vital statistics,
health bulletins, statistics, and resources, environmental regulations
and facts, health careers credentialing and more.
Contents: Pertinent Kansas Statutes and regulations,
health bulletins and videos, vital statistics, links to The "A to
Z Topic Listing" covers a wide range of subjects including abortion,
asbestos, cancer, crude oil spills, day care registration, ewaste,
hantavirus, noise pollution, mumps, water regulations, and yard waste.
Also find a link to a "Service Directory" by agency and city to guide
users to the many service agencies in the state of Kansas.
Unique features: In addition to the "A to Z" and
most popular sites lists, find News Releases, the KDHE Mobile Web, RSS
feeds, and podcasts.
Years covered: Current
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Subjects covered: Kansas bills, session laws, House
and Senate journals, legislative committees, directory of legislators, Kansas
Register, Kansas Administrative Regulations, and the Kansas Statutes Annotated.
Contains many other links to state legislative sources.
Contents: full text of Kansas legislative and regulatory materials
Unique features: Site search box ("I Want to Find")
allows quick navigation through the site.
Years covered: Most of the site is current, reflecting
the current legislative session. Some areas, such as the statutes represent all years.
Journal list: No journal list
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by:Information Network of Kansas
Subjects covered: All subjects
Contents: Records for books, serials and Online Collections
Unique features: Collections may be searched individually,
or in a combined search.
Years covered: ? to present
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: AutoGraphics, Inc.
Subjects covered: Kansas legislation; Kansas Statutes
Annotated; Medical licenses.
Contents: Kansas legislative multi-bill
tracking; daily bill packets; lobbyist-in-a-box; Kansas Statues Annotated;
Medical license verifications
Unique features: Bill tracking provides last 3
actions or full legislative history. Lobbyists can create profiles for
bills they want to track; Search Kansas Statutes by number or keyword.
Years covered: Current
Availability to users: Available only in the Library; see Librarian for password.
Number of simultaneous users: One
Produced by: Information Network of Kansas
Subjects covered: Broad based general interest topics
as well as business, legal, medical, and reference sources.
Contents: Full text of more than 50 major English-language
newspapers and more than 400 regional newspapers. International and non
English language news sources also included.. Also available is access
to broadcast transcripts from major television networks, wire services
and campus newspapers. Over 400 magazines and journals are included.
In addition, legal sources include law reviews, state and federal code,
and U.S. Federal and state law cases, codes, and regulations. Supreme
Court cases date back to 1789. Financial information from EDGAR is
included for public companies. Medical journals and reference sources
can also be found.
Unique features: Every source is full text. New
York Times is full text from 1980 to date. Washington Post dates back
to 1977. Many newspapers updated daily. Wire services are updated several
times a day.
Years covered: Many sources date back to the 1980s.
Journal list: LexisNexis Academic Journal List
Over 5,600 sources are included. Source lists are found within each
unique section of LexisNexis Academic
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: LexisNexis
Subjects covered: Congressional bills, hearings,
testimony, legislative histories, committee reports, committee documents
and prints, laws, regulations. Also includes Congressional member biographies,
voting records, financial reports and contributions. Full text can be
found for the Congressional Record, Roll Call,
and The Hill. Also included is the
Code of Federal Regulations, the Federal Register,
the U.S. Code and Public Laws .
Contents: Full text Congressional publications.
Unique features: "Hot Bills and Topics" section
contains recently enacted bills, those presently under consideration,
and a list of "Hot" topics with full text sources attached. In addition,
the "CIS Index" provides numerous ways to search various parts of the
full text publications.
Years covered: Index to publications from 1970 forward;
Congressional Record, 1985 forward;
Federal Register, 1980 forward;
Public Laws, 1988 forward; full text of
hearings, testimony, committee reports, bills, bill tracking from 1989
forward; Congressional documents and selected committee prints from 1995
forward; Committee markups and votes from September 1999 forward
Journal list: LexisNexis Congressional provides access to
Roll Call, The Hill, and
Congressional Record
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus
access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: LexisNexis
Subjects covered: Online library catalogs
Contents: Kansas Regent Library web sites and
online catalogs. Links to selected Kansas & regional libraries, as
well as State Libraries and worldwide library catalog gateways.
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Leonard H. Axe Library
Subjects covered: Librarianship including classification,
cataloging, information retrieval, management, instruction and more.
Contents: 600+ journals, relevant books, and conference reports.
Unique features: Limit features include linked full
text, document type (book, conference paper, etc.), date, and publication title.
Years covered: Varies with journal title; some back
to the 1960's, others begin in the 1990's
Support Material:
Library,
Information Science, and Technology Abstracts coverage list.
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: EBSCO publishing
Subjects covered: Literary criticism, author biographies,
literary explications and overviews, bibliographies, and author-related web sites.
Contents: Contemporary Authors
and Contemporary Authors New Revision Series;
Contemporary Literary Criticism Select; Dictionary of Literary Biography;
as well as articles and excerpts from numerous other literary criticism
and biographical sources. Numerous full text journal articles from over
250 journals are also included.
Unique features: Searches can be restricted by type
of work: autobiography, biography, essay, overview, criticism, interview.
Searches can also be restricted to a specified section of the Literature
Resource Center. Over 6,000 timeline events place the literary work in
its historical context.
Years covered: : Information is taken from volumes
published from 1997 to current date; the contents of the databases cover all years.
Journal list: Literature
Resource Center journal list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Gale Group
Subjects covered: American life and history of the
nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Includes subject areas
such as education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion,
and science and technology.
Contents: Over 260 monographs and over 100,000
journal articles from 20 journals published in the 19th century.
Unique features: Provides a Browse to view titles
and contents of journals. Search journals only, books only or books
and journals. Search with Boolean, proximity, frequency, or by title
or author.
Years covered: 1800-1935
Journal list: Making
of America (Cornell) journal list
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: University of Michigan and Cornell University
Subjects covered: All topics relating to American
life and history during from 1850s through the early 1900s.
Contents: 8,500 full text books; over 50,000 articles
from journals printed during that time. At the Cornell
site an additional 109 monographs and 22 journals are available.
Unique features: Can limit search to only books
or only journals. Search features include phrase and boolean searching.
Years covered: 1830-1902
Journal list: Making
of America (University of Michigan) journal list
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: University of Michigan and Cornell University
Subjects covered: Critiques and plot summaries on
nearly 12,000 works of literature
Contents: 11,842 essays on works of literature;
2,068 author biographies
Unique features: In addition to searching by titles,
can search by author identities, including gender, country of origin
or residence, and ethic heritage. Can also search by locale, including
countries and mythical lands.
Years covered: MasterplotsComplete was published in 2000;
Covers from earliest times to present in its reviews of literature.
Availability to users: CD-ROM database available only in Axe Library.
Number of simultaneous users: One
Produced by: Salem Press
Subjects covered: Mathematics, statistics, and
computer science and applications in a wide range of disciplines. Applications
include subjects such as optics, statistical physics; survey research,
systems theory and control; biology; economics; mechanics of particles
and systems; mechanics of solids; actuarial science, astronomy and astrophysics.
Contents: 680 journals are reviewed cover-to-cover.
Another 2,000 are covered selectively. In addition, nearly 4,000
monographs, conference proceedings; theses, and technical reports are also reviewed.
Unique features: Abstracts of reviews are included
in records from Mathematical Reviews. Mathematical symbols in titles,
reviews, and descriptors are encoded in TeX, a typesetting system for mathematics.
Years covered: Mathematical Reviews, 1940-present;
Current Index to Statistics, 1975-1994; Index to Statistics and Probability,
1910-1968; Technical Reports in Computer Science, 1954-1994.
Journal list: MathSci
abbreviations and the list of journals covered (PDF)
Availability to users: Available only in the Library; see Librarian for password.
Number of simultaneous users: One
Produced by: American Mathematical Society
Subjects covered: Consumer health information,
includes health topics and tutorials, drug information, dictionaries
and current health news
Contents: 650+ health topic in English, 600+ health
topic in Spanish, and 15,000+ links to authoritative health information
Unique features: Interactive tutorials, Health Topic factsheets,
locate a doctor, Spanish
version of Medline Plus also available.
Years covered: 1999-Present
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: U.S. National Library of Medicine &
the National Institutes of Health
Subjects covered: Description and reviews of standardized
tests from the 9th through 15th Mental Measurements Yearbooks.
Contents: Description and reviews of over 2,000
commercially available tests.
Unique features: Search by scores, or the variable
measured, in the test. Browse the "Table of Contents", 19 broad subject
categories to select tests.
Years covered: 1985 to present; updated every 6 months.
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus
access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN.
NOTE: pop-up blockers may limit access to some features /
Java Runtime Applet required
Number of simultaneous users: 8 simultaneous users statewide.
Produced by: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.
Subjects covered: Financial and general information
on more than 10,000 public companies. Includes history, business, property,
subsidiaries, officers, directors, long-term debt, capital stock, bond
ratings, balance sheet, dividend payment history and more.
Contents: "General Information" and "Financials" for
more than 10,000 public companies.
Unique features: 15 years of financial information
from the annual income statement, annual balance sheet, quarterly
income statement, quarterly balance sheet, and annual cash flow.
Create reports and peer group analysis to either view or download to a spreadsheet.
Years covered: 15 years
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: 3
Produced by: Mergent, Inc.
Subjects covered: Bibliographic and publishing
information on all the journals and series previously and presently
covered in MLA Bibliography. Currently, 5,800 journals are included.
Journal entry includes the address, advertising rates, and guidelines
for submission for publication.
Contents: Directory of the journals indexed by MLA
International Bibliography.
Unique features: Search by numerous index fields,
including descriptors. Browse and search by language.
Support Material:
MLA
Directory of Periodicals Fact Sheet
Journal list: Available using the "Browse" tab.
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Modern Language Association of America
Subjects covered: Literature, language, linguistics, folklore
Contents: Indexes citations from over 4,000 journals.
Also includes relevant dissertations, books, essay collections, series,
and proceedings. While the majority of the articles are in English, 60
other languages are included.
Unique features: Links to the full text journals
in JSTOR. MLA includes a Thesaurus as well as an Index that allows
searching of 27 different fields. The author, title, journal name
and publication type indexes can be browsed as well as searched. Limit
to Peer Reviewed journals and/or limit to Journal Articles only. Save
marked records in MLA bibliographic style.
Years covered: 1923-
Support Material:
MLA journal list, or
search the MLA Directory of Periodicals
MLA fact sheet (CSA)
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Modern Language Association of America
Subjects covered: Provides a directory of clinical social workers in the United States. The Register aims to provide a directory of social workers who have met national standards for education and experience established by the NASW Competence Certification Commission on recommendation of the Committee on Clinical Social Work.
Contents: The Register contains the name, address, telephone number, employer, education, and employment history of each clinical social worker. The type of practice and licensing information is also included.
Unique features: The Search Builder provides for numerous ways to search the contents of the Register. An Index is also provided to allows for searching by practice, specialization, state, and other
Years covered: The Register provides a current directory.
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: National Association of Social Workers
Subjects covered: Education statistics
Contents: Data on elementary/secondary education and
the nation's 10,600 public and private post-secondary institutions. Surveys
on academic, federal, state, public libraries, children's health, and early care.
Unique features: Common Core of Data (CCD) table
building. CCD address files.
Years covered: 1989-
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: U.S. Department of Education
Subjects covered: Justice and substance abuse information.
Includes corrections, courts, drugs and crime, law enforcement, juvenile
justice, crime statistics, domestic preparedness, and victims of crime.
Contents: NCJRS, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service,
contains 160,000+ summaries, criminal justice publications, Federal,
State, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal
articles, and unpublished research.
Unique features: Search library abstracts of 180,000+ publications. Search full text,
thesaurus, or events calendar. Publications may be ordered through online store. A
free NCJRS site is also available.
Years covered: 1970-
Journal list: NCJRS journal list
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: U.S. Department of Justice
Subjects covered: All topics
Contents: 12,500+ electronic books through Axe subscription,
3,400+ titles included through Project Gutenberg.
Unique features: Comprehensive set of reader support
features. Page by page view, table of contents navigation and keyword search.
Years covered: 1913- (Axe collection), 1850's through Gutenberg
Title list: What's available in NetLibrary
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited access, however titles are limited to one user at a time.
Produced by: NetLibrary, a division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
Subjects covered: National, regional, international
news, book reviews, science, art and theater commentary and reviews.
Contents: Keyword index to the contents of the
New York Times. First paragraphs of many articles
are available, and full articles may be purchased through the site,
however, after locating the date and page in the index, you may obtain
the full text
on
microfilm in the Library (1851-present) or in
Lexis Nexis Academic (full text of the New York
Times from 1980 to date) or from Custom Newspapers
(full text of New York Times 1999 - present)
Unique features: Search either 1851 to 1980 or 1981 to the present.
Years covered: 1851-
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: the New York Times
Subjects covered: Covers fiction titles of all genres and subjects
Contents: Over 150,000 fiction titles. Find series
titles; find reviews, "read-alikes," first chapters and table of contents,
articles and hints for reader's advisory personnel; award lists; recommended
reading lists and more.
Unique features: Limit by age group and reading
level; nationality and gender of author
Years covered: All years
Support Material:
Axe Library Online Reference Sources for:
Books, Book Reviews & Publishers
"Tour NoveList"
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: EBSCO Industries, Inc.
Subjects covered: Broad based technical topics
including environmental pollution, agriculture, chemistry, energy, and computers.
Contents: Index and abstracts for more than 600,000
scientific, technical, engineering, and business related sources from
200 federal agencies. Majority of reports are available for sale.
Some may be obtained via Interlibrary Loan.
Unique features: Majority of reports are available
for sale. Some may be obtained via Interlibrary Loan.
Years covered: 1990-present
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: U.S. Department of Commerce
Subjects covered: Career Information
Contents: Provides information on 250+ different
occupations covering 7 out of 8 jobs in the economy.
Unique features: Gives information on nature of work;
working conditions; employment; training, advancement, and other qualifications;
job outlook; earnings; related occupations; and sources of additional
information
Years covered: 2006-07 Edition
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Subjects covered: Career information; worker attributes and job characteristics
Contents: Cross references the Dictionary
of Occupational Titles (DOT), Military Occupational Classification (MOC),
the Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS), and Standard
Occupational Classification (SOC). Interests associated with
950+ occupations.
Unique features: Data is searchable by keyword or
skills checklist. Each O*NET occupational title and code is based on
the most current version of the Standard
Occupational Classification System. A
Spanish
language version of the O*Net database is available for download.
Years covered: Current
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: US Department of Labor by the National O*NET Consortium
Subjects covered: Broad range of current topics and controversial issues.
Contents: Over 500 titles from the Opposing Viewpoints,
other Greenhaven Press series and the Information Plus reference series.
In addition, find contents of nearly 200 magazines and newspapers,
numerous statistics sources, court case overviews, biographies, primary
documents, and links to web sites.
Unique features: Search by subject, keyword, or
by a broad topic heading. Limit search results by "content type". Use
the Tabs to move from Viewpoint essays to statistics to primary sources
to reference sources, and more. Includes a "Toolbox" for guidance on
judging information and organizing an essay. The "Research Guide"
helps students analyze and interpret what they find.
Years covered: 1990's to the present
Opposing Viewpoints Resource
Center journal title list and Fact Sheets
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: GALE CENGAGE Learning
Subjects covered: Covers all aspects of visual art
Contents: 45,000 articles, 21,000 biographies, 40,000
image links, and 5,000 images within the contents. In addition to the
contents of the 34 volume
Dictionary of Art, the
Encyclopedia of Aesthetics,
The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms are available.
Unique features: Use Boolean operators AND, OR,
NOT, and NEAR to define word relationship. Topical subcategories help
focus search terms. For example search for "pottery" and use the sub
topic of "Christian". Search for article titles only. Use the Image
Search tab to locate images. Find biographies of artists. Use the
Learning Resources tab to locate historical timelines for major regions
of the world, lesson plans, and thematic guides for essays and biographies
on popular art topics.
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Oxford University Press
Subjects covered: Comprehensive coverage of composers,
performers, writers, and music printers & publishers. Includes contents of
The New Grove Dictionary of Opera,
The Grove Dictionary of Jazz,
The Oxford Dictionary of Music, and
The Oxford Companion to Music.
Contents: Over 30,000 topics. All are full text.
Unique features: Use Boolean operators (AND, OR,
NOT, and NEAR) define the proximity of key terms. Refine searches with
topical subcategories. Use "Advanced" search to restrict to Entry Titles,
Bibliographies, Work Lists or Contributors. Select Main search, Biography
Search, or Bibliography Search. Biography Search allows searching on
a number of unique fields such as: birth/death date; country, occupation.
Bibliography Search allows searching contents of bibliographies by fields
such as book/journal title, year of publication, and date. An extensive
Learning Resources section provides lists of music research resources
such as encyclopedic works, journal titles, and manuscript sources,
topical guides to essays on music periods, music timelines and more.
Provides MLA and Chicago citation formats.
Years covered: Covers the history of music to the present time.
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Music
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Oxford University Press
Subjects covered: Multidisciplinary; art through science,
particularly strong in history and literature and language.
Contents: 150+ full text reference titles
Unique features: Search entry headings or full text.
Browse or search the entire database or individual titles. Search only
within a subject area. Search by dates or broad subject in "Timelines".
Refine search results by subject area. Selected Web links.
You may add a "Search
Oxford Reference button" to your browser toolbar, allowing you to
search by highlighting terms on your web page.
Years covered: Current editions of Oxford titles
Support Material:
Oxford Reference subject list,
Oxford Reference title list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Oxford University Press
Subjects covered: U.S. patent and trademark information
Contents: US Patent Full Text
Database (contains full-text content of US patents) issued from
January 1, 1976 to present.
US Patent Bibliographic Database (contains
front page information from US patents) issued from January 1, 1976 to present.
AIDS Patent Databas, which includes the
full text and images of AIDS related patents issued by the U.S., European
and Japanese Patent offices.
Unique features: Kids page. Glossary of terms.
Patent forms available in pdf format. Track the status of a public
patent application as it moves from publication to final disposition,
and review documents in the official application file.
Years covered: Full-page images of each page of
every US patent issued since 1790. Full text of all US patents issued
since January 1, 1976.
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Subjects covered: English language literature and popular novels, with
coverage in some other areas as added by volunteer interest.
Contents: Project Gutenberg is broken up into three areas: "Light Literature",
"Heavy Literature", and "Reference". All titles are in the public domain (generally published
before 1923) and not covered by copyright restrictions. Material is added
as it can be uploaded and proofread by volunteers. The
Project Gutenberg Sheet Music Subproject contains
transcribed scores of compositions by Brahms, Beethoven, and others.
Unique features: Material is stored in
ASCII format,
making it available to almost any computer system. Books may be searched by title or author, and
the Advanced Search
makes it possible to search by language, format, Library of Congress Classifications, and
some full text.
Years covered: Pre-1923
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
English.
Project Gutenberg
FAQ.
History
and Philosophy of Project Gutenberg.
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation
Subjects covered: Nursing, allied health, alternative
and complementary medicine and other health topics.
Contents: 700 titles with over 580 titles that are
in full text; many are also peer reviewed.
Unique features: In addition to scholarly peer reviewed
journals, includes full text nursing dissertations, nursing related
newspaper articles, medical and nursing trade publications, as well
as articles from popular magazines and health magazines.
Years covered: 1986 to the present
Journal list: Proquest Nursing & Allied Health Source journal list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: ProQuest
Subjects covered: All areas of psychology and psychiatry,
as well as psychological and psychiatric aspects of medicine, physiology,
education, sociology, social work, nursing, business, law, anthropology,
and linguistics.
Contents: 58 journals included in PsycArticles
Unique features: All articles are full text. PsycInfo
Thesaurus provides controlled vocabulary for effective searching. "Search
Tools" tab provides search interface to allow searching various indexes
such as authors, methodology, language and more. "Index" tab allows
searching by an index field, such as methodology, age, and more. Limit
by year.
Years covered: 1890's to the present; coverage varies
with each journal title.
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Communication,
Educational Administration,
Educational Technology,
Early Childhood Development,
Family & Consumer Sciences,
Health, Human Performance & Recreation,
Human Resource Development
Justice Studies,
Nursing,
Psychology & Counseling,
Social Work,
Sociology,
Special Education,
Teaching,
Women's Studies.
PsycArticles Journal List
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: American Psychological Association and ProQuest
Subjects covered: All areas of psychology and psychiatry,
as well as psychological and psychiatric aspects of medicine, physiology, education,
sociology, social work, nursing, business, law, anthropology, and linguistics.
Contents: Over 2,000 journals, 98 percent peer reviewed.
Selected books in psychology are added from 1987 on. Psychology related
technical reports and dissertations are also included, as well as publications from
over 45 countries. Abstracts are available for all entries.
Full text is available from PsycArticles with
more than 50 peer reviewed journals; and from Article
Linker which links journals to full text in all Axe Library databases.
Unique features: Limit by year, methodology, publication
type, and more. An online index provides access to all the fields created
for the records. An online thesaurus is included.
Years covered: 1806- for journals. Indexing and
abstracts for selected books and dissertations available from 1984 to
the present
Journal list: PsycINFO journal list |
PsycArticles journal list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: American Psychological Association
Subjects covered: Broad coverage of the medical
area including clinical, experimental and veterinary medicine, pathology,
health services administration, nursing, dentistry, nutrition, toxicology
and psychiatry. Also includes life sciences research when applicable
to medicine. Part of the NCBI family of databases which includes
Nucleotide and Protein Sequences, Protein Structures, Complete Genomes,
Taxonomy, and others.
Contents: Over 9500 journals are indexed and abstracted.
Unique features: Part of the NCBI databases, including
Nucleotide and Protein Sequences, Protein Structures, Complete Genomes,
Taxonomy, and others. Can search MeSH (Medline Subject Headings).
Many limit features, including a limit to PubMedCentral to locate full
text articles. Includes a citation matcher. Also includes a search
engine, Entrez,
The Life Sciences Search Engine,
to search all of the NCBI databases at once. The NLM also provides
PubMed for Handhelds
Years covered: 1950 to the present
Journal list: PubMed journal list
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: National Center for Biotechnology Information
(NCBI) &
and the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Subjects covered: Life sciences
Contents: Approximately 50 full text peer reviewed life sciences journals
Unique features: PubMed allows publishers to host
the full text at their own site.
Years covered: Starting dates are from 1998 to 2002.
Each title has its own range of dates. Release dates of the electronic
full text will vary with each title. Some will release with the current
issue, others will release 6 months or more later.
Journal list: PubMedCentral journal list
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: National Center for Biotechnology
Information and the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Subjects covered: Dedicated exclusively to rubbers,
plastics, adhesives, and polymeric composites. Includes polymerization
and syntheses, end products, processing, properties, and adhesives as
well as end use applications, trade names, product announcements, and
company names and addresses.
Contents: Includes 400 journals and trade publications
covering the rubber and plastics industry. Academic, commercial,
technical and marketing sources are included. Corresponds to the
print sources RAPRA Abstracts and
Adhesive Abstracts
Unique features: Includes subfiles for RAPRA Trade Names and RAPRA addresses.
Years covered: 1972 to present
Journal list: RAPRA:
Rubber and Plastics journal list
Availability to users: Available only in the Library; see Librarian for password.
Number of simultaneous users: One
Produced by: Rapra Technology Limited, UK
Subjects covered: Broad based general interest
topics, including aeronautics, automobiles, business, fashion, film,
gardening, health, history, literature, medicine, music, photography,
politics, popular culture, radio, religion, science and travel.
Contents: Indexes the contents of 523 magazines.
Unique features: When the database is complete,
the complete holdings of a journal title will be searchable.
Years covered: The complete database covers 1890 to 1982.
Journal list: Reader's
Guide Retrospective journal list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: H. W. Wilson
Subjects covered: All subjects
Contents: Searchable database of back-of-the-book
indexes and article titles from 10,000 reference sources
Unique features: Can be restricted to the holdings
only in Axe Library. Can browse the titles by publisher, title, or
subject heading. Sort, save, and download entries.
Years covered: 1985 to the present
Support Material:
ReferenceUniverse
titles list
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Paratext
Subjects covered: Business and residential data
information in the United States
Contents: Addresses, telephone numbers, "competitors" for:
12 million U.S. businesses; 120 million U.S. households;
683,000 U.S. health care providers; 1 million Canadian businesses;
11 million Canadian residents.
Unique features: Contains a special "map it" feature
allowing the user to display and print a map of the business location
along with businesses within a range of a 1/10 to 20 mile radius.
Years covered: Current
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: InfoUSA, Inc.
Subjects covered: broad range of subjects including
general interest, arts, education, humanities, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and
women's studies.
Contents: 3,800+ titles including scholarly journals,
trade and professional publications, magazines, and newspapers. 2500+
titles are full text.
Unique features: Search by subject headings. Choose
a document type, such as book reviews. Search by indexes such as company,
person, and location. Limit by date and/or scholarly articles.
Years covered: 1971 to present
Support Material:
Research
Library Quick Reference page
Research
Library journal list
Research
Library Search Tips
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: ProQuest Company
Subjects covered: Broad subject areas of social
sciences, management, and health sciences. Specific areas covered include
communication studies, criminology, education, health sciences, management
and organization studies, materials science, political science, psychology,
sociology, and urban studies and planning.
Contents: 500+ journals
Unique features: All full text; search by topic
across all journals or limit your search to one or more subject collections
or search within one or more individual journal titles. References
of articles and table of contents of journals can be browsed. Any free
full text from items in the references is clearly marked. Limit by
date ranges. Thesaurus allows searching by terms within a collection,
i.e., communication studies. On the right hand side bar of each article
are SAGE features for alerts, services such as emailing, citing in other
articles and adding citations to bookmarking services.
Years covered: Complete coverage of each journal
title, some titles begin in the late 1800's. Many titles begin in the
1950s and 1960s.
Support Material:
Complete
list of journals. Browse content by collection or browse all journals,
or create a "my favorite journals" list.
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Communication |
Human Resource Development |
Justice Studies |
Management |
Marketing |
Nursing |
Plastics Engineering Technology |
Political Science |
Psychology & Counseling |
Sociology
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Sage
Subjects covered: Broad based energy related research
Contents: Combines the contents of DOE's Information
Bridge; E-Print Network; Science Conference Proceedings; DOE R&D
Accomplishments; DOE Patents; Energy Citations Database; DOE R&D
Project Summaries; Federal R&D Project Summaries; Energy Science and
Technology Software; and the Energy Files. Many items are full text.
Unique features: Use Advanced Search to search by
title, words in full text, or author; limit the years; and/or select
which resources to search.
Years covered: 1930 to present
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: U.S. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Subjects covered: Comprehensive coverage in chemistry
and chemical engineering. In addition, find significant coverage in
related science areas such as physics, medicine, biogenetics, food science,
pharmaceuticals and materials sciences.
Contents: Includes references from nearly 9,500
currently published journals and patents from over 50 patent issuing
authorities. Also included are technical reports, books, conference
proceedings, and dissertations. The CA Registry contains more than
31 million organic and inorganic substances and 43 million sequences.
The CAS Registry number provides a reliable link between various chemical
names used to describe substances.
Unique features: Search for research topic, author,
company name, document identifier, journal or patent. Explore chemical
substances and reactions with the aid of a Java plug-in. Restrict searches
to various document types such as journal, patents, preprints, and more.
Limit by language, year, author, or company name. Answer Sets can be
saved for future use. "Keep me posted" provides for search updates to
be emailed.
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Biology |
Chemistry |
Medicine |
Plastics Engineering Technology |
Physics.
Chemical
Abstracts Document Supply Service Journal Title Database
SciFinder Support page
SciFinder "How To Guides"
SciFinder Online Tutorials
Availability to users:
* Registration
& account required *
On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN.
Number of simultaneous users: One
Produced by: Chemical Abstracts Service
Subjects covered: Bibliographic information as well
as current pricing structures for popular serials
Contents: 184,000+ U.S. and international titles,
including newspapers; historical data for an additional 20,000 titles;
data from nearly 83,500 publishers worldwide
Unique features: Includes e-mail and Internet addresses
and Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal Classifications for every entry
Years covered: Current, plus historical data on 20,000 titles
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: EBSCO Publishing
Subjects covered: All Subjects
Contents: Linked list of all full text electronic
journals from Axe Library databases and all print titles held in the
Library's collection.
Unique features: View all journal titles available
through Axe Library, both print and electronic.
Years covered: Each journal has its own range of coverage for
electronic full text and for the print holdings in Axe Library.
Availability to users: Linking to the list of journals
is available to everyone. Off campus use of the electronic journals
will require a current ID and GusPIN.
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Serials Solutions
Browse journal titles that begin with:
# |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
M |
N |
O |
P |
Q |
R |
S |
T |
U |
V |
W |
X |
Y |
Z.
Subjects covered: Social work and human services,
including related topics such as child and family welfare, homelessness,
AIDS, aging, community organization and substance abuse.
Contents: Over 450 journals from all areas of the
profession are covered. Social work dissertations are also included.
Unique features: Classification code scheme allows
restriction of the search to social work theory or practice areas. A
classification code can also be used to restrict the search to dissertations.
Years covered: 1977-
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: National Association of Social Workers, Inc.
Subjects covered: Business and economic data and
international trade data and reports
Contents: Covers two databases provided by the Department
of Commerce: State of the Nation and
Globus NTDB
(National Trade Database). State of the Nation
includes U.S. economic data and release calendars, exchange rates, industrial
data, and consumer credit reports. Globus NTDB
includes trade and opportunity leads, international industry analysis,
market analysis, imports, experts, and guides for U.S. companies doing
business in other countries. Information from 50+ federal agencies is included.
Unique features: The
STAT-USA/Internet
"Site Search" allows for searching within and across the databases.
Provides access to two passworded trade databases.
See a librarian for password access to these two databases:
USA Trade Online contains export and import
data for 18,000 commodities. EuroTrade Online
has data for over 12,000 commodities based on the 8 digit Harmonized System
classification structure.
Years covered: Varies
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Economics and Statistics Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Subjects covered: Statistics on social and economic
conditions in the United States
Contents: Population, vital statistics, education,
employment, business, etc.
Unique features: Statistics in
Brief, Mini Historical Statistics, State Rankings, and
Recent Key Federal Statistical Agency Reports
Years covered: 1878 - 2003
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: U.S. Census Bureau
Subjects covered: US and Canadian manufacturing
companies and the industrial, food services, and retail segments of
the food industry
Contents: Information on 190,000+ companies
Unique features: 7,000+ online company catalogs
and supplier web sites
Years covered: Current
Availability to users: Free access web database
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Thomas Publishing Company
Subjects covered: Investment analysis of 3400+
companies. Includes Value Line's proprietary rankings, company and
industry commentary and trends, and a list of industry peers.
Contents: Value Line Investment Survey, including
both the Standard Edition and Small and Mid-Cap Edition and Value Line
Mutual Fund Survey. The Research Center also includes "Daily Options",
"Convertibles," and "Exchange Traded Funds," and monthly "Special Situation
Services" reports.
Unique features: Can sort results by the ratings
and rankings as well as by industry. Provides many online user guides to
using Value Line's investment analysis.
Years covered: Current year
List of stocks: Stocks Covered in The Value Line Investment Survey
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus
access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Six
Produced by: Value Line
Subjects covered: Business analysis for 201 countries.
Analyzes the politics, economics, business, finance, and regulations
for each country. Statistics provided in the analysis.
Contents: Viewswire covers over 200 countries.
Risk Briefings are available for many of the countries covered.
Unique features: Each country has its own home page
with a country outlook including statistics and analysis in the areas
of politics, finance, economics, business, and regulation. Includes
a country forecast, briefing, scorecard, and the latest analysis. Advanced
Search provides searching by keyword with limits by countries, industries,
source of publication, or date. Risk Tracker provides custom reports
on risk factors and countries.
Years covered: Three years; updated daily
Support Material:
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Economics |
Management |
Marketing |
Political Science.
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: Economist Intelligence Unit
Subjects covered: Business, national and international news.
Contents: Complete text of the Wall Street Journal newspaper.
Unique features: Search by subject headings. Choose
a document type, such as statistics, editorial, speech, and interview.
Search by indexes such as company, person, location, product name,
and classification codes. Limit by date.
Years covered: 1984 to the present
Support Material: Search tips and Quick Reference
Guides are available from within the database.
Axe Library Research Guides in:
Accounting |
Finance |
Management |
Marketing
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: ProQuest Company
Subjects covered: all topics
Contents:
Unique features: Includes resources such as an atlas,
dictionary, Explore Kansas, Explore the World, Today in History, and
Teaching with Documents (primary sources). Pathfinders are ready made
source lists on various topics. Also has a citation builder, historical
timelines, and a way to build your own timelines.
Years covered: Covers all years; updated regularly
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: World Book, Inc.
Subjects covered: All topics
Contents: Contents of the World Book Encyclopedia,
including images, sounds, 360 views, Spanish language version and more.
Unique features: Links to 100 original documents
of U.S. history. "Back in Time" provides a year-by-year history of topics.
Years covered: All years, updated regularly
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Unlimited
Produced by: WorldBook, Inc.
Subjects covered: All topics. All formats. While
most of the database contains records for books, also included are
videotapes, web sites, maps, musical scores, sound recordings, etc.
Contents: On August 11th, 2005, the one
billionth record was added to WorldCat, and
a new WorldCat record
is added every 10 seconds on average. Contents are derived from
member libraries throughout the U.S. and many from other countries.
While English is the dominant language, over 400 languages are represented.
Unique features: Records for items owned by Axe are linked
back to our online catalog. Users may also request an interlibrary loan
on items not owned locally, directly from the database record.
Years covered: Before 1000 BC to present; daily updates
Availability to users: On campus use. Off campus access for PSU faculty, staff, students with ID and GusPIN
Number of simultaneous users: Twenty-five
Produced by: OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
Subjects covered: Animal science, biodiversity,
veterinary science, systematic and taxonomic information.
Contents: Citation and abstracts from the contents
of 4,500 journals; also includes citations from books, reports, and meetings.
Unique features: Acts as the unofficial register of animal names.
Years covered: 1978 until present.
Journal list: Zoological
Record journal list
Availability to users: Available only in the Library; see Librarian for password.
Number of simultaneous users: One
Produced by: BIOSIS
Last Modified: Oct 01, 2009 - 14:36
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