Databases
Some databases are restricted to the Washington University community. Information about access from outside WU campuses. The libraries also have some printed indexes to journal articles and other literature you might want to consult.
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General/Cross-Disciplinary Databases
- Academic Search Premier
Full-text. Journal index. Scholarly, multi-disciplinary database containing full text for more than 4,650 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for all 8,183 journals in the collection. More info - Academic Universe is now LexisNexis Academic
Full-text. Journal index. A subset of the LexisNexis service, containing full-text news, business, legal, and reference information. More info - Access World News (1985 - )
Full-text. Local and regional newspapers from outside the US. Paid advertisements are excluded. Selective coverage of broadcast transcripts, newscasts, and newswires. More info - ArticleFirst
(1990 - )
Journal index. Nearly 12,500 journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. More info - Books in Print (patron interface); Books in Print is now Global Books in Print
Records of in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books and other materials from all English-speaking countries; updated quarterly. You might also want to try Amazon.com. More info - Britannica Online
Full-text. Encyclopedia. More info - CQ Researcher (1991 - ) (5 concurrent users allowed)
Full-text. Explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week; topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education, and science and technology. More info - Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest) (1861 - )
The complete range of academic subjects appearing in dissertations accepted at accredited institutions since 1861. Abstracts included from July 1980; abstracts for masters theses beginning Spring 1988. Updated monthly. You might also want to look at Dissertations & Theses @ Washington University in St. Louis. More info -
Ethnic NewsWatch (1990 - )
Full-text. Journal index. A collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. More info - Global NewsBank has been converted to Access World News.
- IngentaConnect
Includes more than 29,000 publications that you can search or browse the tables of contents. You can sign up for email alerts (formerly called Reveal). More info - Academic Universe is now LexisNexis Academic
Full-text. Journal index. A subset of the LexisNexis service, containing full-text news, business, legal, and reference information. More info - Newspaper Abstracts (1989 - )
Coverage of over 25 national and regional newspapers, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Updated weekly. More info - Oxford English Dictionary
Full-text. Second edition, updated quarterly. Click on 'sign in' to access the dictionary. More info - Readers' Guide Abstracts (1983 - )
No longer available online via FirstSearch. Try Academic Search Premier, which covers some of the same content. Readers' Guide is available in print. - Web of Science (1988 - )
Journal index. A multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the arts & humanities, sciences, and social sciences. More info - WorldCat (OCLC)
Bibliographic information for books, journal titles, videos, and other materials cataloged by thousands of U.S. and foreign libraries. More info