Access to the library's databases through this list is available from on campus only. Please use this page for backup access only; the main A-Z list can be found here.
| Database |
Description |
Full Text Availability |
| ACS Publications (Chemistry Journals) |
The American Chemical Society's Web Editions are online versions of the ACS print journals with access to the current year plus the preceding four years. |
Full text available |
| AMS Journals (Mathematics) |
Search and browse journals published by the American Mathematical Society. |
Some full text |
| APS Journals (Physics) |
Search and browse journals published by the American Physical Society. |
Some full text |
| ATLA Religion Database & ATLAS |
The American Theological Library Association designed this database to support religious and theological scholarship. It contains citations to journal articles, essays in multi-author works, book reviews, and Doctor of Ministry projects. Includes some full text articles. |
Some full text available |
| Academic Search Premier |
Academic Search Premier contains indexing for nearly 8,050 publications, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. Academic Search Premier contains full text coverage in biology, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion and theology, sociology, and other disciplines. This database is a resource of the Electronic Library of Minnesota (ELM). |
Considerable full text available |
| AGRICOLA |
Citations to agricultural literature published from the 15th c. to the present. Subjects covered include animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences. |
Some links to full text |
| Alternative Press Index |
Indexes nearly 300 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Coverage: 1991-present. |
No full text |
| America: History & Life |
America: History & Life covers publications of all sorts on US and Canadian history and culture, and is searchable by key word, author, subject, source, etc. It offers the complete citation record and abstracts. It is particularly useful for i n-depth coverage of specialist publications in North American history and interdisciplinary approaches to American culture. |
Some links to full text |
| L'Annee Philologique Online |
The most complete index available for classics, this resource includes over 375,000 citations to books and articles on all aspects of Greek and Latin cultures, including archaeology, literature, philosophy, etc. International in scope, it indexes works in all languages. |
No full text |
| Annual Reviews |
This database provides access to the tables of contents of the Annual Reviews volumes published each year for 29 disciplines within the biomedical, physical, and social sciences. The Gustavus library provides access to the full text of the following Annual Reviews: Anthropology, Biochemistry, Cell & Developmental Biology, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Ecology & Systematics, Entomology, Genetics, Genomics & Human Genetics, Immunology, Neuroscience, Physical Chemistry, Psychology, and Sociology. |
Full text access to Annual Reviews listed under Description |
| AnthroSource |
Full-text archive of 32 scholarly journals published by the American Anthropological Association (AAA), most dating back to the first issue and about half continuing to the present. This is the premier online resource serving the research, teaching, and professional needs of anthropologists, and covers physical anthropology, cultural or social anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and archaeology. |
Full text |
| Arts & Humanities Citation Index |
A multidisciplinary index covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. This index fully covers 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, and also includes some individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals. Some of the disciplines covered include archaeology, linguistics, art, literature, music, philosophy, dance, history, religion and theater. Note: To limit searches to this database, please verify that only it is checked on the initial search screen. Records back to 1980 may still be searched in AHSearch through OCLC.. |
No full text |
| Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive |
Search and browse the full text of religion books published by the BAS and the journal Biblical Archaeology Review |
Full text available |
| Books in Print |
Books in Print contains 3.5+ million records of in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books from over 44,000 North American publishers. Some titles include full-text book reviews. |
No full text |
| Business Source Premier |
Business Source Premier offers indexing and abstracts for 350 scholarly business journals back to 1965 or the first published issue, as well as searchable references for a total of more than 1,170 journals. This database is a resource of the Electronic Library of Minnesota (ELM). |
Considerable full text available |
| CIAO |
Columbia International Affairs Online. Contains working papers, conference proceedings, journals, books, policy briefs, economic indicators, and more. The database focuses on theory and research in international affairs |
Considerable full text available |
| CINAHL (through Ovid) |
The Cumulated Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) indexes 1,000 nursing and allied health journals, as well as publications of the American Nurses' Association and the National League for Nursing, from 1982 to the present. May be searched with Journals@Ovid, which indexes over 800 journals and provides full text access to 28 journals. |
Some full text available |
| CSA Biological Sciences |
Abstracts of and citations to research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, and ecology. Coverage is from 1982 to the present and it is updated monthly. It indexes over 6,000 primary journals plus patents, conference proceedings, books and reports. |
Some links to full text |
| CSA Databases |
Choose one or more databases from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts to search simultaneously, including ATLA, CSA Biological Sciences, ERIC, MEDLINE, MLA, PAIS, Physical Education Index, PsycARTICLES, PsycINFO, RILM, TOXLINE and all SAGE Full Text Collections. |
Some databases contain full text |
| Catholic Periodical & Literature Index |
The Catholic Periodical and Literature Index Online is the product of a partnership between ATLA and the Catholic Library Association. The database covers all aspects of the Catholic faith and lifestyle, and includes over 380,000 index citations of articles and reviews published in Roman Catholic periodicals, Papal documents, church promulgations, and books about the Catholic faith that are authored by Catholics and/or produced by Catholic publishers. Indexing for CPLI Online corresponds to the print version, The Catholic Periodical and Literature Index, published by the Catholic Library Association and covers content from over 200 periodicals. Coverage in the database dates back to 1981. (description from EBSCOHost) |
| Communication & Mass Media Complete |
Communication & Mass Media Complete (CMMC) originated with the merging of two databases in the fields of communication and mass media studies -- CommSearch and Mass Media Articles Index. CMMC offers full text for over 200 titles and contains citation coverage for additional sources. |
Considerable full text available |
| Communication Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection |
18 full-text journals published by SAGE and participating societies. Full text ranges from 1982-present. Topics covered include journalism, political communication, mass communication, interpersonal communication, organizational management communication, media studies and literacy studies. Browse these journals, or search along with other CSA collections.
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Full text |
| Congressional Universe |
Congressional Universe offers an index of congressional publications from 1970 to the present, legislative histories for public laws, testimony at congressional hearings, and biographical and committee information. Track bills as they move through the House & Senate and search the Congressional Record & the Federal Register. |
Full text available |
| Criminology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection |
23 full-text journals published by SAGE and participating societies. Full text ranges from 1982-present. Topics covered include criminal justice, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, corrections, policing, forensic psychology, and family and domestic Violence. Browse these journals, or search along with other CSA collections. |
Full text |
| CultureGrams Online |
A cultural reference product that enhances exploration of countries around the world. Each country profile contains detailed maps, statistics about population, literacy, geography, etc., and information about history, local customs, lifestyles, trends, and events. Purchased by the Office of International Education. |
Full text |
| Dissertation Abstracts (Dissertations) |
Includes abstracts of over 1.5 million dissertations, on all academic topics, accepted at accredited institutions from 1861-present. Some masters theses and selective international dissertations from Canada, Great Britain, and Europe are also included. |
No full text |
| Early English Books Online |
Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700 - from the first book printed in English by William Caxton, through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare and the tumult of the English Civil War |
Full text |
| EBSCOhost Research Databases |
Choose from the library's menu of EBSCO databases, including Communication & Mass Media Complete, LISTA, and four databases brought to you by the Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM): Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, Regional Business News, and MasterFILE Premier. |
Considerable full text available |
| EconLit |
The EconLit database, produced by the Journal of Economic Literature, includes subject indexing and abstracts to 685 journals, books, dissertations, and working papers. It is a FirstSearch database and is updated monthly. |
No full text |
| Education: A SAGE Full-Text Collection |
Includes the full text of 26 peer-reviewed journals published by SAGE and participating societies from 1968-present. Topics covered include: adult and continuing education, educational administration, educational policy, elementary and secondary education, higher education, measurement and testing, and teaching methods. Browse these journals, or search along with other CSA collections. |
Full text |
| Electronic Library for Minnesota (ELM) |
ELM resources include four EBSCOhost databases, WorldCat, and others. ELM resources are licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations to the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning. |
Depends on specific database |
| ERIC |
ERIC is the major index to articles in education. It contains primarily journal article abstracts and research reports selected by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). ERIC citations date from 1966 to the present, and full text is available for many research reports. Limit to ERIC documents to search full-text only. ERIC can also be searched through the U.S. Department of Education's free web interface. |
Some full text available |
| FirstSearch Databases |
Choose up to three databases provided by FirstSearch to search simultaneously. Includes: Arts & Humanities Search, Alternative Press Index, Dissertation Abstracts, EconLit, GeoRefS and WorldCat. |
No full text |
| GeoRefS |
GeoRefS contains citations to nearly 2 million records about geology and earth sciences. It is international in scope and corresponds to the entries in the Bibliography and Index of Geology from 1785 to the present. |
No full text |
| Grove Music Online |
The online counterpart to the Grove Dictionary of Music, this reference source contains articles on composers, performers, styles, genres, world music, instruments, and much more. |
Full text available |
| HLAS Online |
The Handbook of Latin American Studies is a online annotated bibliography on Latin America edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Coverage alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities. Over 5,000 new references are added each year. |
Some links to full text |
| Informe |
Full text access to hispanic magazines covering business, health, technology, culture, current topics and other subjects. Both an English interface and a Spanish interface are available. Informe is a resource of the Electronic Library of Minnesota (ELM). |
Full text available |
| InfoTrac Databases |
Ten databases, including the Spanish-language database Informe, the Professional Collection of journals for educators, and a number of databases designed for K-12 students. InfoTrac is a resource of the Electronic Library of Minnesota (ELM). |
Depends on specific database |
| IngentaConnect |
Ingenta offers access to article summaries from over 20,000 publications. Fee-based document delivery service is available for those who cannot wait for interlibrary loan. |
Full text available to some journals |
| JSTOR |
Full-text backfiles to over 350 journals from more than 25 academic disciplines published between the 19th and 21st centuries. There is a "moving wall" of 3 to 5 years between the last issue available in JSTOR and the most recently published issue of a journal. NO CURRENT ISSUES ARE AVAILABLE. |
Full text |
| Journals@Ovid |
Search over 800 scientific, technical and medical journals from 60+ different publishers. Includes full text coverage to 38 nursing journals. May be searched with CINAHL, which indexes 1,000 nursing and allied health journals. |
Full text available |
| LexisNexis Academic Universe |
Search current news, legal information, and business information. Nine million new documents added weekly. |
Considerable full text available |
| Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) |
LISTA indexes journal articles, books, research reports, and conference proceedings in librarianship, information management, search engines, the information industry, scholarly communication, and electronic publishing. From 1966 to the present. |
No full text |
| MLA International Bibliography |
The major research resource for information on English literature, foreign languages and linguistics. Includes references to scholarly articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, and dissertations from 1963 to the present. For earlier references, see the print version at Reference Z7006.M643. |
Some links to full text |
| Management & Organization Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection |
The full text of 38 journals related to business, management, organizational studies, human resources, marketing, public administration, hospitality, travel and tourism management, industrial relations, and organizational and interpersonal communication. Published by SAGE and participating societies from 1948-present. Browse these journals, or search along with other CSA collections.
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Full text |
| MasterFILE Premier |
Full text to over 2,000 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. Also contains full text reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection (photos, maps and flags). A resource of the Electronic Library of Minnesota (ELM). |
Full text available |
| Materials Science: A SAGE Full-Text Collection |
Includes the full text of 15 journals published by SAGE and participating societies from 1995-present. Topics covered include: high performance polymers; molecular modeling characterization and evaluation of polymers; polymeric drugs and drug design; polymeric functionalization; natural polymer modification; enzyme modeling by polymers; membranes for biological use; and liposome stabilization and cell modeling. Browse these journals, or search along with other CSA collections.
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Full text |
| MathSciNet |
MathSciNet is based on the data in Mathematical Reviews (1940 to the present) and Current Mathematical Publications (publications that catalog and review research in mathematics). Bibliographic data and review texts are available from 1980 to the present. |
Full text available |
| Medieval Sources Online |
Medieval Sources Online is a web-based learning resource containing hundreds of original medieval history documents compiled for the teaching and study of history. |
Full text available |
| MEDLINE (PubMed) |
The National Library of Medicine's index to scholarly literature in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences, from 1994-present. MEDLINE links to the CSA interface; can also be searched through the NLM's free PubMed web interface. |
Some links to full text |
| New Testament Abstracts |
New Testament Abstracts Online is a product of a partnership between ATLA and the Weston Jesuit School of Theology. The database is an indispensable research and bibliographic aid for scholars, librarians, clergy and students of the New Testament and its historical milieu. The database contains more than 38,000 article abstracts, 1,200 review abstracts, 13,500 book abstracts, and 50 software abstracts. Each year an additional 2,100 articles from more than 500 periodicals in numerous languages are selected for inclusion. In addition, approximately 800 current books are also summarized annually. Article coverage in the database dates back to 1985. (description from EBSCOHost)
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Some links to full text |
| New York Times Historical |
The full text of the New York Times from 1851 to 2003 - covering the entire publishing history of the newspaper back to the first issue. The newspaper text is fully indexed and searchable and the database also contains full-page images, including graphics. Available on the Web through ProQuest.
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Full text |
| Nursing & Health Sciences: A SAGE Full-Text Collection |
The full text of 26 journals published by SAGE and participating societies from 1982-present. Subjects covered include nursing, social studies of health, health services & administration, community/public health nursing, aging and gerontology, physical medicine & rehabilitation, mental disorders & learning disability, health education & health promotion. Browse these journals, or search along with other CSA collections.
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Full text |
| Old Testament Abstracts |
Old Testament Abstracts is a product of a partnership between ATLA and the Catholic Biblical Association. The database features indexing and abstracts for journal articles, monographs, multi-author works, and software related to Old Testament studies. Content from over 450 journals is covered. All abstracts are in English, regardless of the language of the original work. Topics covered include antiquities, archaeology, biblical theology, philology and much more. Coverage in the database dates back to 1978. (description from EBSCOHost)
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Some links to full text |
| Oxford English Dictionary |
The OED is a "guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books. The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world, from North America to South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean." [from the OED website] |
Full text available |
| Oxford Reference Online |
Oxford Reference Online provides access to 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works. Topics covered include general reference, language, science and medicine, humanities, social sciences, and business. |
Full text available |
| PAIS International |
The Public Affairs Information Service indexes scholarly sources related to international politics. The database covers business, government, international relations, banking, environment, health, social sciences, demographics, law and legislation, political science, public administration, finance, agriculture, education, and statistics. Coverage is from 1972-present. |
Some links to full text |
| PROLA (Physical Review Online Archive) |
Backfiles to the journal Physical Review from 1893 to 1998, Physical Review Letters back to 1958, and Reviews of Modern Physics back to 1929. |
Full text |
| Physical Education Index |
CSA Physical Education Index covers scholarly journals, report literature, conference proceedings, trade magazines, patents, and articles from the popular press in the field of physical education since 1970. Topics covered range from physical education curricula to sports medicine to dance. |
Some links to full text |
| Plant Science |
Indexes literature on pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry, genetics published from 1994-present. |
No full text |
| Political Science: A SAGE Full-Text Collection |
24 full-text journals published by SAGE and participating societies on political science, American government, political sociology, policy studies, peace studies and international relations. Full text from 1982-present. Browse these journals, or search along with other CSA collections.
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Full text |
| Professional Collection |
The Professional Collection includes more than 300 full-text journals for educators. Coverage includes child and adolescent psychology and development, drug and alcohol abuse, health/nutrition/fitness, learning disabilities, literature, school law and sports/athletic training. |
Considerable full text available |
| Project MUSE
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Project MUSE provides full text electronic access to over 100 scholarly journals in humanities, the social sciences, and mathematics. |
Full text available |
| ProQuest Newsstand |
ProQuest Newsstand provides indexing and selected full text access to over 350 newspapers from around the world. Archival coverage begins as far back as 1985 for some titles. ProQuest is a resource of the Electronic Library of Minnesota (ELM). |
Considerable full text available |
| PsycARTICLES |
Full text to the 43 journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber, some going back to 1988. PsycARTICLES journals are indexed in the PsycINFO database. |
Full text available |
| Psychology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection |
35 full-text journals published by SAGE and participating societies from 1970-present. Topics covered include applied, clinical, cognitive, counseling, and developmental psychology, child development, learning disabilities, neuropsychology, personality, psychiatry, and school psychology. Browse these journals, or search along with other CSA collections.
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Full text |
| PsycINFO |
Use this database to find information on psychology, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, law, and social work. PsycINFO contains citations and abstracts ranging from 1840 to the present and is updated weekly. Provides links to the full text of selected articles, including the 43 journals in the PsycARTICLES collection. |
Some links to full text |
| PubMed (MEDLINE) |
The National Library of Medicine's index to scholarly literature in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. Can also be searched as MEDLINE in the CSA interface. |
Some links to full text |
| PubMed Central |
"A digital archive of life sciences journal literature managed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). It is not a journal publisher. Access to PubMed Central (PMC) is free and unrestricted." [PubMed Central homepage] |
Full text available |
| RILM Abstracts of Music Literature |
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature indexes over 500 scholarly journals and other sources covering music and various other fields as they relate to music. The majority of citations include abstracts. This database is updated monthly. |
No full text |
| Regional Business News |
A supplemental database for customers of Business Source Premier. With daily updates, Regional Business News provides comprehensive full text for regional business publications (including titles from Crain Communications). Regional Business News has full text for more than 60 sources. This database is a resource of the Electronic Library of Minnesota (ELM). |
Considerable full text available |
| SAGE Full-Text Collections |
Search the full text to over 250 scholarly journals published by SAGE in a range of disciplines, including many social sciences titles. Many journals include full backfiles - back to 1982 or earlier. Each of the 10 collections can also be searched separately. Browse these journals, or search along with other CSA collections. |
Full text |
| Science Citation Index Expanded |
The Science Citation Index Expanded is a multidisciplinary index, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the sciences. It indexes more than 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines. May be searched simultaneously with Social Sciences Citation Index through the Web of Science interface. Coverage from 1997 to the present. |
No full text |
| SciFinder Scholar |
SciFinder Scholar retrieves information contained in databases produced by Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) as well as the MEDLINE database of the National Library of Medicine. The CAplus database contains over 19.6 million documents from more than 8,000 journals. The MEDLINE database covers biomedical literature from more than 3,900 journals. The CAS REGISTRY database provides access to 32 million specific chemical substances. The CASREACT database provides access to react ion information for more than 5 million single- and multiple-step reactions. For many substances, one may obtain chemical source and regulatory information from the CHEMCATS and CHEMLIST databases. This database may be accessed from any computer lab on campus, including the computers at the library: go to Start > Programs > SciFinder Scholar. |
Considerable full text available |
| Scitation (formerly AIP Journals) |
AIP Journals provides online access to the tables of contents of American Institute of Physics and member society publications. The Gustavus community can access the full text of selected publications, including the Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA), Reviews of Modern Physics, American Journal of Physics, and Journal of Chemical Physics. See also PROLA. |
Full text access only to the journals listed at left |
| Social Sciences Citation Index |
The Social Sciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the social sciences. It indexes more than 1,725 journals spanning 50 disciplines, as well as individually select ed, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals. May be searched simultaneously with Science Citation Index Expanded through the Web of Science interface. Coverage from 1997 to the present. |
No full text |
| Sociology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection |
33 full-text journals published by SAGE and participating societies. Full text ranges from 1982-present. Topics covered include comparative sociology, ethnic studies, gender studies, leisure studies, social theory, sociology of sport, and sociology of work and employment. Browse these journals, or search along with other CSA collections.
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| SPORTDiscus |
Contains bibliographic references to international practical and research literature for sport, physical fitness, active living, and physical education subjects. This database contains over 650,000 records with journal and monograph coverage going back to 1800. |
No full text |
| Statistical Universe |
Statistical Universe retrieves summaries of statistical publications and includes links to the full-text of selected publications and government web sites. |
Considerable full text available |
| TLG: Thesaurus Linguae Graecae |
This digital library contains virtually all Greek texts surviving from the period between Homer (8th century BCE) and 600 CE and the majority of surviving works up the fall of Byzantium in 1453 CE. It currently includes 12,000 works representing 3,700 authors and continues its efforts to include all extant Greek texts from the byzantine and post-byzantine period. The database offers a number of different screen displays for the Greek in each work. It is accessible from designated computers in the Classics department office, the main floor of the library and a Mac on the library's lower level. |
Full text |
| Teacher Reference Center |
Provides indexing and abstracts for over 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, periodicals and books to assist professional educators. Coverage includes assessment, curriculum development, literacy standards, and more. |
No full text |
| TOXLINE |
The National Library of Medicine's index to scholarly literature in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens. This version provides citations from the last five years plus the current year. |
No full text |
| Urban Studies & Planning: A SAGE Full-Text Collection |
12 full text journals (1982-present) published by SAGE and participating societies on subjects such as anthropology, economic development, environmental science, planning theory, policy analysis, public administration, regional geography, social, spatial, and cultural dynamics, urban and regional planning, urban culture, and welfare economics. Browse these journals, or search along with other CSA collections.
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| Web of Science |
The Science Citation Index Expanded and the Social Sciences Citation Index of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). Coverage from 1997 to the present. |
No full text |
| Women and Social Movements |
Women and Social Movements provides information on U.S. history and U.S. women's history organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000. Consists mainly of primary source documents. |
Considerable full text available |
| World Shakespeare Bibliography Online |
Desciptions of books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, reviews of productions, audiovisual materials, electronic media, and other scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare and published or produced between 1968 and early 2003. |
No full text |
| WorldCat |
Includes over 40 million bibliographic records representing cataloged resources in 400 languages owned by libraries around the world. Materials date back to the 11th century. Owning libraries can be identified for books, journals, archival resources and electronic resources. WorldCat is a resource of the Electronic Library of Minnesota (ELM). |
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