Library Databases

Multidisciplinary database that indexes journals from a wide range of subject areas, including literature, history, ethnic studies, computer science, engineering, physics, chemistry, and medical sciences. Includes many fulltext articles. 

Academic Video Online is the most comprehensive video subscription available to libraries. It delivers more than 66,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.

AccessMedicine from McGraw-Hill Medical is a comprehensive online medical resource that provides a complete spectrum of knowledge from the best minds in medicine, with essential information accessible anywhere. 

Index of United Nations documents, records, reports and resolutions. Includes some fulltext documents.

Acland's (streaming) Video Atlas of Human Anatomy is web-based product that uses fresh, unembalmed specimens, retaining the color, texture, and mobility of the living human body in 3D. A concise synchronized narration runs throughout the program. As each new structure is shown, its name appears on the screen. Footage has been segmented into intervals no longer than 10 minutes and the streaming rate is capped at 250kbs. Features include section exams (free login account), a glossary, and an A-Z index.

Citations and full text from Association for Computing Machinery journals as well as newsletter articles and conference proceedings. 

Fulltext collection of materials covering African American history and culture. Topics covered include music, folklore, biography, education, politics and civil rights. The collection includes primary sources and encyclopedias.

Index of over 3.5 million items covering all aspects of agriculture, forestry, and animal science. Includes records of books, serials, audiovisual, and other materials. 

Available through the National Agriculture Library, this catalog indexes over 3.5 million items covering all aspects of agriculture, forestry, and animal science. Includes records of books, serials, audiovisual, and other materials.

Index to articles on all topics of history in the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Coverage includes all key English-language historical journals as well as selected state, local, and international historical journals.

Fulltext collection exploring the histories and contemporary cultures of the indigenous peoples of the United States. The collection includes primary sources and encyclopedias and cover Pre-contact to the present day.

Collection of journals published by the American Mathematical Society. 

Database of over 17,000 fulltext biographies of people who have shaped the history and development of the United States.

Index of 11 journals from the American Society of Microbiology. Covers topics from molecular and cellular biology to biomedical research and technology. Full text available from 1995 to the present. 

Collection of U.S. congressional materials originating from 1789 and covering through 1838, including 1st Congress, 1st Session through 25th Congress, 2nd Session.

Original manuscripts, maps, ephemeral material, and rare printed sources from the Graff Collection about the American West, including tales of frontier life, Native Americans, vigilantes, and outlaws, and the growth of urban centres and environmental impact of westward expansion and of life in the borderlands.  Sources are from the Everett D. Graff Collection at the Newberry Library, Chicago.

Fulltext access to 29 Annual Reviews journals. Topics include biomedical, physical and social sciences, such as genetics, sociology, biochemistry and computer science. 

Formerly called Anthropological Literature. Index of articles and essays on archaeology, biological and physical anthropology, cultural and social anthropology, religious studies, and linguistics. Includes works published in English and other European languages.

Thirty journals from American Anthropological Association journals available fulltext via Wiley.

Collection of materials covering important aspects of LGBTQ life since 1940.  Collected from institutions, organizations and grassroots groups, the Archives includes newspapers, correspondence, historical records, photographs and more.

Bibliography of information related to astronomy.

Index of periodicals, art dissertations, and art reproductions, providing examples of styles and art movements, including works by emerging artists. Includes fine, decorative and commercial art, as well as folk art, photography, film, and architecture.

Index to articles from more than 15,000 journals from a wide variety of disciplines.

Part of Web of Science, this is a citation index to 1,300 leading arts and humanities journals. Coverage includes selected articles from social science and science journals. 

Collection of twenty-eight ASM Handbook volumes, several ASM Handbook supplements, and two ASM Desk Editions.

Index of research and publications related to Northern Canada, including geology, biology, engineering and technology, natural resources, politics, economic and social conditions, archaeology, history, art and literature.

A collection of standards and technical engineering information covering a broad range of engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science, and solar engineering.

Index of journals related to architecture and design, archaeology, city planning, interior design, and historic preservation.

Bates' Visual Guide delivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques for the (Advanced) Assessment or Introduction to Clinical Medicine course. The site features more than 8 hours of video content. Students and faculty in medical, nursing, and related programs will appreciate the careful attention to clinical accuracy, as well as the range of patient types profiled in the series. 

Available in the Berg Fashion Library, the Encyclopedia explores all aspects of dress and fashion globally, from pre-history to the present day in over 760 in-depth articles. Also, includes over 2,000 images.

A collection of over 70 full-text bioscience research journals including scholarly journals and bulletins of the American Institute of Biological Sciences and similar organizations.

Index to articles from biological and biomedical journals.

Fulltext reference work providing scientific information about birds nesting in the United States and Canada.

Now called Wiley Online Library. Access to over 1,600 journals, 200 reference works and 21,000 online books. Subjects include: Business, Finance & Management; Chemistry; Computer Science; Earth Science; Education; Engineering; Law; Life and Medical Sciences; Mathematics and Statistics; Physics; Psychology.

Index to book reviews including selected full text, descriptive summaries, and excerpts dating from 1908-1982.

Index to over 8500 business-related journals, country reports, industry reports and company profiles. Coverage includes marketing, management, accounting, finance and economics. 

The Campbell Library contains peer reviewed systematic reviews of the effects of interventions in education, crime and justice, international development and social welfare for evidence based decision making. The reviews are available in full text with access to registered titles, user abstracts and approved protocols.

Comprehensive information about federal, state and local tax information. Includes case law and legislation information. 

Index of more than 300,000 reviews of children's books--all full text searchable from 36 review sources. 

Full text articles from journals, working papers, policy briefs, and books. Maps available for all regions around the world. Coverage is best for addressing a full range of international affairs and international relations topics.

The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature indexes articles from journals related to nursing and the allied health disciplines. Includes scholarly and popular journals, books, dissertations, and pamphlets.

Digital library of scientific literature, including computer and information science.

Premier archive of official publications and primary source material related to civil rights in the United States from the 19th century through the 20th century

Full text access to selected medical texts, medical journals, practice guidelines, drug information, patient handouts, and CME materials.  

Index of high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. It includes reliable evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more.

Index of journals in areas related to communication and mass media. Includes many fulltext journals.

Financial, statistical and marketing information on publicly held companies. Part of WRDS datasets. Provided by WSU College of Business; WRDS account required for WRDS access. WSU Business Faculty and Graduate students may set up accounts directly from the WRDS website.

Collection of publications from CQ Press, including encyclopedias, covering American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs.

Collection of reports that provide in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, including topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy.

Formerly called Reference USA.  A business directory of U.S. companies that is searchable by company name, ticker symbol, type of business, geography or company size.

Includes citations for over 2.3 million dissertations and theses from around the world, ranging from 1861 to the present. Some fulltext is available.

The new DynaMed Plus version has greater scope and functionality with overviews, recommendations, specialty topics, drug information, graphics and images, direct links to article references in full text, and mobile access. It is updated multiple times daily to insure currency.

Archive of digital facsimile images of works printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700.

Formerly ebrary. A collection of ebooks in a variety of subject areas.

Provides the full-text of thousands recently-published books from selected academic and commercial publishers, as well as the full-text of a large number of older works in the public domain.

Indexes journals and books on economics.

Fulltext, searchable archive of The Economist from 1843 to 2011.

Index to articles from periodicals and yearbooks on administration, teaching methods and curriculum, literacy, government funding, etc. Some full-text articles are available.

Collection of full-text archaeological texts indexed by culture and subject.

Collection of full-text ethnographic and other texts on human culture, society and behavior indexed by culture and subject.

Embase is an abstract and indexing (A & I) database covering over 8,500 journal titles, 30 million articles back to 1974, all disciplines of medicine and biomedical science, and includes substantial coverage of Allied Health subjects.

Index to over 100 full text journals on a variety of topics, including business, library technology and education.

An electronic version of this popular encyclopedia.

Index to journal articles and research reports from all fields of education, including educational psychology, library science, early childhood, K-12 and higher education. Includes links to some fulltext ERIC Documents.

Full text collection of journals, magazines and newspapers from ethnic, minority and native presses.

Fulltext, searchable archive of the Financial Times 1888-2016. Provides the London edition of this international newspaper, covering business, global financial and economic issues as well as topics such as industry, energy, and international politics.

Index to the world literature dealing with fish and fish culture and all aspects of ichtyology and fisheries.

An online resource, Opposing Viewpoints in Context, covers today's hottest social issues and includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, info-graphics and more. Supports social sciences, sciences, humanities, and current events.

Collection of online encyclopedias and reference books covering a variety of subject areas.

Index to nearly 2 million articles, books and government documents about geology and earth sciences. (North American Geology is indexed beginning in 1785.)

Google Scholar searches academic publishers, professional societies and pre-print archives. When you enter via Search It, a Find It link will display with full text and other services listed. If you are using it directly, be sure to add the Washington State University Libraries to your Settings (use the lefthand hamburger menu) to be able to access articles available at the WSU Libraries.

Index to over 380,000 US government documents.

Index to primary and secondary material on behavioral measurement instruments such as questionnaires, tests, checklists, and other scales. Includes abstracts from journals covering medicine, nursing, public health, psychology, sociology, and education.

HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.

Database of legal and government resources, including laws, regulations, some trials and court reports, treaties, monographs, and a variety of other materials covering United States and foreign law. Coverage includes private and public international law, intellectual property and legal history. Includes full text image-based searchable database of legal periodicals. Database coverage for each periodical is from the beginning issue to the most current allowed under contract. New and updated material added frequently.

Index to articles on all topics of history from the Middle Ages to the present, excluding the Americas, which are covered in America: History and Life.

Collection of statistics covering the history of the United States from the 18th century through the end of the 20th century.

Collection of full-text archaeological texts indexed by culture and subject.

Collection of full-text ethnographic and other texts on human culture, society and behavior indexed by culture and subject.

Index of articles, interviews, and book reviews in the humanities and social sciences, including anthropology, economics, psychology and sociology.

Collection of Industry Market Research Reports, analyzing more than 97% of the US economy. Over 700 reports that provide information and analysis of industries.

Fulltext collection of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) and IEE (Institution of Electrical Engineers) conference proceedings, journals and standards. Some fulltext available from 1950 to the present.

A wide-ranging digital collection containing material from the Newberry Library's extensive Edward E. Ayer Collection. Includes manuscripts, artwork and rare printed books, photographs and newspapers. Browse through a wide range of rare and original documents from treaties, speeches and diaries, to historic maps and travel journals.

Index to scientific and technical papers on physics, engineering, electronics, communications, and computing. Selected coverage of related disciplines such as materials science and oceanography. Created by the IEE (Institution of Electrical Engineers).

Collection of data about journals, including impact factors and most frequently cited journals. This data is useful for comparing and evaluating journals. Note: this does not index articles.

Index of journals and monographs pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

Provides access to articles published more than 2 years ago in over 100 scholarly journals.

Kanopy has more than 26,000 films covering a broad range of subject areas, including documentaries, training films and feature films.

A full-text database focusing on the history and culture of Latinos living in the United States. Includes primary documents, images, Spanish-language content, a timeline, and Web sites.

The Left Index is a complete guide to the diverse literature of the left, with an emphasis on political, economic, social and culturally engaged scholarship inside and outside academia. Coverage includes more than 247,500 citations and abstracts (with some full text) and spans from 1982 and earlier to present.

A series of databases providing up-to-date and relevant information on drugs, including over 9000 drugs and comprehensive drug-to-drug, drug-to-herb and herb-to-herb interaction analysis.

Now called Nexis Uni, this database includes more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents. Includes court decisions, full text law reviews, thousands of full text news sources in English and foreign languages, and current data on 13 million companies.

Index to library and information science periodicals.

Index of articles, books and conference proceedings on information and library science. Subjects covered include information retrieval, information management, search engines, and the information industry.

Indexes and abstracts articles in the study of language,including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics and descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics.

A database of encyclopedias of literary criticism, including: Children's literature review; Contemporary literary criticism; Literature criticism from 1400 to 1800; and Nineteenth-century literature criticism.

A comprehensive online database which contains full text articles from scholarly journals and literary magazines, critical essays, work and topic overviews, full text works, biographies and more.

Database contains full text access to selected biomedical and basic science books and multimedia assets.

The Making of the Modern World provides full text and full page image access to books from 1450-1914, and pre-1906 serials. Covers economics, history, political science, sociology, and special emphasis on banking, finance, transportation, and manufacturing.

The largest companion to the MEDLINE index, this full-text database provides access to top-tier biomedical and health journals. Covering a wide range of subjects, it is an essential resource for doctors, nurses, health professionals and researchers engaged in clinical care, public health and health policy development. 

Index to articles on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore from over 4,000 journals and series published worldwide.

Index of journals related to the study of music, including performance, theory, composition, music education, jazz and ethnomusicology.

Index of criminal justice publications. Covers topics such as crime, juvenile justices, statistics, and drug control.

Incorporates information covered in what was formerly Natural Standard. Provides high-quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative medicine including dietary supplements and integrative therapies. Includes product information and effectiveness.

Fulltext collection of historic newspapers, including the New York Times (1851-2003) and the Chicago Defender (1905-1975). Fulltext includes articles, illustrations and advertisements.

Now called Nexis Uni, this database includes more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.  Includes court decisions (including historical cases dating back to the 1880s), full text law reviews, thousands of full text news sources in English and foreign languages, and current data on 13 million companies.

This database Provides access to approximately 500 U.S. newspapers, published between 1800 and 1900. It includes titles from throughout the United States, many published in what were, at the time, only territories. Newspapers selected on their immediate value to researchers on the press and on the century in general. Papers selected cover a broad spectrum, with a comprehensive geographical and chronological range.

Collection of resources and data available through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

An online resource, Opposing Viewpoints in Context, covers today's hottest social issues and includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, info-graphics and more. Supports social sciences, sciences, humanities, and current events.

Includes the full text of over 20 nursing textbooks. Also covers journals in a number of disciplines including nursing, life sciences, engineering, and some social sciences. Indexes the table of contents for other journals in the Ovid database.

Provides access to Grove Art Online, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Includes image partnerships with ARTstor, the British Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Images for College Teaching, Art Resource, Artists Rights Society and numerous international art galleries and artists.

Over 50,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles.

The dictionary of record. In addition to definitions, it also includes the history of how individual words have been used.

Comprehensive dictionary that covers all aspects of music. Includes Grove Music Online, with access to search The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music

Includes over 180 encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs and handbooks on all subject areas. Search at the entry screen or click on Subjects and Books to see titles included.

Index of books and journals related to philosophy including ethics, aesthetics, logic and the philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education and language.

An online data and mapping tool for creating custom reports of data related to demographics, real estate, health, jobs, the environment, education and more. Data comes from authoritative public and proprietary sources. It has thousands of indicators on demographics, the economy, housing, lending, quality of life, education, health, and more. Data is available at the neighborhood census block group in many cases, up to a national level, depending on the data.

Digital collection of all surviving editions of the Old Bailey Proceedings. The Proceedings included accounts of trials that took place at the Old Bailey.

Collection of close to 250 full-text journals covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and more.

Provides access to records related to the U.S. Congress, including hearings, bill texts, legislative histories, voting records and more. Formerly called Congressional Lexis-Nexis.

Full text of recent global news content, with archives that stretch back into the 1980s from over 2,500 news sources including newspapers, newswires, news journals, television and radio transcripts, blogs, podcasts, and digital-only websites in full text format. Provides one of the largest collections of news from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia.

Fulltext collection of historic newspapers, including the New York Times (1851-2006). Fulltext includes articles, illustrations and advertisements.

Full text of 300+ U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of 150+ major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London, plus hundreds of other news sources and news wires.

A database of full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber.

Collection that includes the DSM-IV-TR and The American Journal of Psychiatry as as well as a collection of psychiatric references, including books, journals, and self-assessment tools.

Index to articles from more than 1,800 journals on psychology and the psychological elements of related fields such as education, psychiatry, business, medicine, linguistics, nursing, law, and social work.

Formerly called PILOTS, provides citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events, without disciplinary, linguistic, or geographical limitations.  Produced by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD

Index to articles from over 3,600 journals about medicine, health, allied health and biology. Includes access to some full-text articles.

Index of general interest periodicals published in the U.S.

Now called Data Axle Reference Solutions.  A business directory of U.S. companies that is searchable by company name, ticker symbol, type of business, geography or company size.

Comprehensive and up-to-date federal tax information including primary source material analysis and commentary, and also full-text tax journals.

Index of journals published by Sage. Includes fulltext to over 90 journals from a variety of subjects.

Collection of online encyclopedias and reference books covering a variety of subject areas, including history and the social sciences.

SAGE Research Methods includes books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by academics from across the social sciences, including the largest collection of qualitative methods books available online from any scholarly publisher. Provides access to SAGE Research Methods Datasets, SAGE Research Methods Cases, and SAGE Research Methods Video as well.

Multidisciplinary database that covers over 5700 significant scientific and technical journals.

Index to hundreds of journals from a wide range of subject areas, including science, computer science, medicine, education, business and social science.

Full text access to: Chemical Abstracts since 1907, Chemical Abstracts Registry CASREACT: since 1974, Medline since 1985, Chemcats and ChemList since 1979. This service works best with Internet Explorer / Edge browsers.  First time users MUST register.

Fulltext collection of the Seattle Times.

Collection of thirteen journals published by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

Archival collection of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) journals.

Searchable database which provides links to legal materials on slavery in the United States and the English-speaking world.

Multidisciplinary database that covers over 1700 journals in a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, history, psychology, political science, public health and sociology.

Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences.

Interdisciplinary index to periodicals in the social sciences. Coverage includes anthropology, criminal justice, economics, environmental studies, ethics, gender, political science, psychology and sociology.

Indexes articles on all aspects of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

Index of sport, fitness and related disciplines including monographs, journal articles, dissertations and theses.

This database includes information about advertising and rates in all types of media sources. Includes Consumer Magazine Media, Local Media by DMA, Newspaper Media, TV and Cable Media, and Claritas Segmentation and Market Solutions (formerly known as LMAA and Nielsen SMS).

Fulltext access to a collection of medical reference books, manuals and encyclopedias, including Mosby's Drug Consult, Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Stedman's Medical Dictionary.

Provides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.

Fulltext access to the Times of London, 1785-1985.

Fulltext collection of all the Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives for the 15th through the 36th Congress, sessions.

Directory of periodicals, including journals, magazines and newspapers. Provides bibliographic information, including indexing, subject coverage, and price.

This resource is designed to answer the clinical questions that arise in daily practice. UpToDate covers over 10,000 clinical topics in over 20 medical specialties and includes links to fulltext articles, drugs & drug interaction databases, and medical calculators.

Index of television news broadcasts, including evening news and special news programs from major U.S. networks like ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN. Includes more than 725,000 entries and includes online video for CNN news broadcasts from 1999 - the present.

The Vogue Archive contains the entire run of Vogue magazine (US edition), from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution color page images. Every page, advertisement, cover and fold-out has been included, with rich indexing enabling you to find images by garment type, designer and brand name.

Multidisciplinary database that includes Science Citation Index and Social Science Citation Index.

Access to over 1,600 journals, 200 reference works and 21,000 online books. Subjects include: Business, Finance & Management; Chemistry; Computer Science; Earth Science; Education; Engineering; Law; Life and Medical Sciences; Mathematics and Statistics; Physics; Psychology

Explores prominent themes in world history since 1820: conquest, colonization, settlement, resistance, and post-coloniality, as told through women’s voices. With a clear focus on bringing the voices of the colonized to the forefront, this highly-curated archive and database includes documents related to the Habsburg Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the British, French, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, and United States Empires, and settler societies in the United States, New Zealand and Australia. Note: If asked to choose an institution, choose Washington State University.

Over 35 million records of any type of material owned by libraries throughout the United States and several other countries.

Index of materials related to political science, including history and theory, comparative, international, political psychology, law, and public administration and policy.

Provides objective and authoritative financial and market data on more than 13,000 international companies in more than 80 countries around the world. Includes multi-year income statement, balance sheet and cash flow data. Up to 12 years of annual history. Monthly prices and dividends. Provided by WSU College of Business; WRDS account required for WRDS access. WSU Business Faculty and Graduate students may set up accounts directly from the WRDS website.