Databases Options

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Mary Kintz Bevevino Library

Misericordia University

8 December 2015

  • Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
  • Provides access to more than 9,000 full-text journals, more than 13,800 indexed and abstracted journals covering social sciences, humanities, anthropology, engineering, law, sciences, etc.
  • ArticleFirst (FirstSearch)
  • Multidisciplinary database that indexes over 16,000 titles covering science, social science, medicine, humanities, business, popular culture and technology, dating back to 1929.
  • Bioethics Research Library
  • An interdisciplinary and multi-format collection on ethical issues related to health care, biomedical research, biotechnology, and the environment.
  • Biological Abstracts
  • Global journal coverage to over 4,200 titles, on every area of the life sciences, from 2003 to present. Some full text is available.
  • BioMed Central
  • Freely accessible with some peer-reviewed literature on biology and medicine, with some full text from 1997.
  • CINAHLComplete (EBSCO)
  • Comprehensive source of full-text for more than 1,300 Nursing and Allied Health journals with special focus on case studies and evidence-based practice. Coverage goes back to 1941.
  • Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Free full text, scientific and scholarly journals covering all subjects and languages. There are over 4905 journals included in this database.
  • ERIC (EBSCO)
  • Education Resources Information Center includes journal articles as well as ERIC documents dating back to 1910.
  • JAMAevidence
  • Resource for healthcare decision makers to identify the best available evidence by providing guides to the systematic consideration of the validity, importance, and applicability.
  • JoVE General
  • Peer reviewed video-journal in the fields of bio-sciences, indexed in pub-med. Covers video demonstrations of biological experiments in cell biology, microbiology, developmental biology, neuroscience, immunology and infection etc.
  • JSTOR
  • Full text archive of leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and high-quality images.
  • Lab Tests Online
  • This site serves as a quick reference tool or as a resource for keeping up with advances in laboratory science.
  • LISTA (EBSCO)
  • Library, Information Science and Technology Abstract, indexes journals, books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more from mid–1960s to present.
  • MathSciNet
  • MathSciNet is an electronic database of reviews, abstracts, bibliographic information and full text in mathematical sciences. Coverage goes back to the early 1800s.
  • Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print (EBSCO)
  • Comprehensive guide to over 2000 contemporary testing instruments designed for novice test consumers to experienced professionals. It covers diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership.
  • OmniFile Select (EBSCO)
  • Full text articles in applied science, general science, humanities, education, business and information science etc., from 1994 to present.
  • OvidSP
  • Provides access to Health Sciences Journals. Please use the 'Basic Search' feature without any limits to access more than 200 open access peer-reviewed journals.
  • PEDRO
  • Free database of over 19,000 randomized trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. Some full text available.
  • POIESIS
  • The Philosophy Documentation Center is a scholarly, full text resource in philosophy, applied ethics, religious studies and classics. Access limited to 5 users at a time.
  • PsycARTICLES (EBSCO)
  • Source of full text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. Coverage goes back to 1894.
  • PsycINFO (EBSCO)
  • Abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations in behavioral science and mental health dating back to 1600s. Includes international material selected from periodicals in nearly 30 languages.
  • PubMed
  • More than 20 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books with some full-text from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
  • PubMed Central
  • Free digital archives of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
  • RefWorks
  • An application for managing references, retrieving bibliographic information, and designing texts in terms of their literature references. Password needed for remote access. Call the reference desk at 674-6352 for the password.
  • Resources for College Libraries (RCL)
  • Collection of recommended titles for curriculum-development, student research, reference, and bibliographic instruction.
  • Science Direct
  • Full text database provides access to journal articles and book chapters covering physical sciences, engineering, life sciences, health sciences, social sciences and humanities, from as far back as 1823.
  • SciFinder
  • (Register to get specific username and a password)
  • SciFinder is a research tool that allows exploring the Chemical Abstract Society databases covering scholarly literature from many scientific disciplines including chemistry, biology, medicine, engineering, physics, geology & agriculture dating back to 1800. Some full text available.
  • Need specific username and a password to use this database. Please click on 'Register' to request specific username and a password.
  • Teacher Reference Center (EBSCO)
  • Provides indexing and abstracts for 280 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
  • Wiley Online Library
  • Multidisciplinary source covering, business, chemistry, education, engineering, law, social sciences, mathematics, health sciences, life sciences, psychology, etc. with some full text journals, reference works, books and databases from 1799 onward.