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TOP PICK: Academic Search Complete
Our main, full text database to journal and magazine articles in the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, business and eduation. 50% of the articles are available immediately in electronic form.
TOP PICK: Gale Virtual Reference Library
Online Reference Books Search
GVRL is a general information discovery tool with information from reference books covering the Arts, Business, Environment, History, Law, Multicultural Studies, Religion, and Social Sciences.
ABI/Inform Trade & Industry
Search more than 700 publications for trade and industry information. Database contains publications on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, and construction.
ACM Digital Library
Search or browse across a complete digital collection of Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) publications. Includes the capability to search the Guide to Computing Literature.
ARTstor
This is a database of over 1/2 million high-quality images of art worldwide. It includes a wide range of types of art (i.e. paintings, sculpture, photography, decorative arts) from ancient times to the present.
Academic Search Complete
Our main, full text database to journal and magazine articles in the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, business and eduation. 50% of the articles are available immediately in electronic form.
AgeLine
    see: Thesaurus of search terms and database guide
This database specializes in research related to gerontology and aging. It indexes over 80,000 materials, including journal articles, magazines, books and other research materials.
Agricola
Over 3.3 million bibliographic records of journal articles, theses, patents, software, and technical reports related to agriculture from 1979 to the present.
Alt-Healthwatch
Full-text from 180 journals plus hundreds of pamphlets and other reports. Covers subject areas covered by complementary and alternative medicine.
America: History & Life
The definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
American Chemical Society Publications
Full text journals and magazines published by the American Chemical Society.
Annual Reviews
Available only on the campus network.
This database includes the full-text of 8 annual reviews in the life sciences, psychology, and anthropology. You can also search 30+ annual reviews throughout the natural & social sciences; full-text for most is available through Academic Search Premier.
Antarctic Bibliography
Freely accessible database.
This scholarly database includes records for 70,000+ books, journal articles, conference papers, and other research materials on all aspects of the Antarctic region, including geology, biology, geography, expeditions, etc.
Art Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts articles related to the field of art from more than 313 periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Art Abstracts also indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals.
Article Search
Article Search provides a method for searching across multiple databases. Several subject-based collections of databases have been pre-configured for ease of searching.
Biblical Bibliography of Lausanne
Freely accessible database.
This is a comprehensive index to periodicals, books, articles in books and other research materials in Biblical Studies and related fields.
Biography Reference Bank
Features biographical essays, journal and magazine articles, obituaries, and other research sources on 1/2 million+ people (formerly Wilson Biographies).
Biological Abstracts 1998-Present
An index to journals in biology and the life sciences.
Book Collection: Non-Fiction
Full text articles and abstracts for 3,500+ nonfiction books written at an elementary through high school reading level. Includes full text articles and chapters on literature, social studies, history, science, health, sports, careers, and technology.
Business Source Premier
An index to trade and business publications covering companies, industries, markets, and products. The full text of many articles is included.
Business Source Premier (BSI)
(Business Searching Interface)
Browse or search for country economic data, company profiles, industry information and market research, and then use the results as limiters in a keyword search
CHEMLIBnetBASE
Provides consolidated searching across CRC Press eJournal and eReference publications for easy access to Chemistry information.
CHEMnetBASE
Basic Chemistry reference works available on your desktop. To find out more information about each reference work you can visit the product tours.
CINAHL
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) is a comprehensive index to periodical literature in nursing and allied health fields, with records for over 1 million items published since 1982. It currently indexes 1800+ journals.
CQ Global Researcher
CQ Global Researcher is limited to 10 simultaneous users
CQ Global Researcher provides in-depth coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints via single-topic reports on vital world issues.
CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher is limited to 10 simultaneous users.
CQ Researcher is a weekly publication that covers the most current and controversial issues of the day with complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
Freely accessible database.
This database indexes over 500,000 U.S. government publications from the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Coverage extends back to 1976, with full-text coverage for the most recent material.
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database
The Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) is an acquisition, research, and reference service that offers 900,000 MARC records and more than 150,000 reviews of children's books--all full text searchable from 27 review sources.
ChoiceReviews.online
The Internet version of the print magazine CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. CHOICE reviews significant current books and electronic resources of interest to those in higher education.
Columbia Encyclopedia
Freely accessible database.
Online version of one of the best one volume general encyclopedias.
ComAbstracts
Contains abstracts of articles and books published in the primary professional literature of the communication(s) field as well as bibliographic records and audio materials.
Communication and Mass Media Complete
Quality research solution for students, researchers, and educators interested in any and all aspects of communication and mass media.
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete
Quality research solution for students, researchers, and educators interested in any and all aspects of computers and Applied Sciences
Contemporary Authors
Literature Criticism Online provides scholarly and popular commentary from books, journals, magazines, broadsheets, pamphlets, diaries, and newspapers.
Criminal Justice Abstracts
Provides abstracts to Criminal Justice research found in journals and books. This specialized source provides citations to 80,000+ research items from 1960 to the present. Now available in a new interface from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
EBSCO Animals
Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.
EBSCOhost
An index to journals of general academic interest, as well as journals in business and health. The full text of many articles is included.
ERIC (EBSCO version)
The largest educational database, indexing over 1 million items - journal articles (60%) and unpublished documents (research reports, curricular materials, etc.). For recent years, 1/3 of the journal articles are in full-text and almost all documents.
ERIC (Public Web Version)
Freely accessible database.
The publicly accessible version of the largest educational database, indexing over 1 million items - journal articles (60%) and unpublished documents (research reports, curricular materials, etc.). Over 100,000 of the documents are available in full-text.
EZBorrow/PALCI
You will need to know your Library ID# from your SU ID Card. Your Library ID# begins with 65...
EZBorrow/PALCI (Pennsylvania Academic Library Consortium, Inc.) is a cooperative catalog for borrowing books from 50+ academic libraries in Pennsylvania and the region, including Penn State and the University of Pennsylvania libraries.
EconLit
EconLit indexes and abstracts more than 450 international economic journals. Its source material includes journal articles, essays, research papers, books, dissertations, book reviews and working papers.
Education Research Complete
Quality research solution for students, researchers, and educators interested in any and all aspects of Education.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries. Searchable by subject or keywords within the entry.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Online Reference Books Search
GVRL is a general information discovery tool with information from reference books covering the Arts, Business, Environment, History, Law, Multicultural Studies, Religion, and Social Sciences.
GeoRef
American Geological Institute's geoscience database containing over 1.9 million records of North America since 1785, and other areas of the world since 1933.
GreenFILE
GreenFILE covers all aspects of human impact to the environment. Scholarly, government and general-interest titles. Includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
Guide to Computing Literature
Search the most comprehensive index to computer science literature, including abstracts for 750,000+ journal articles, books, conference proceedings, technical reports, theses, and dissertations.
HarpWeek
Search Harper's Weekly which covers the Civil War era, 1857-1865.
Haworth Press Ejournals
Available only on the campus network.
Provides access to 20 full-text journals in social work and related fields.
Health Source: Consumer Ed
Information on many health topics including medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Full text for over 190 journals as well as abstracts and indexing for over 205 general health publications.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Search 650 full text journals and abstracts and indexing for more than 850 journals focusing on many medical disciplines and information regarding prescription drugs, herbal remedies, and nutritional supplements from the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide
Hein Online
Access Hein Online Political Science Journals, Treaties and Agreements Library, and U.S. Federal Legislative History Library collections. Fro more information see: General Overview.
Historical Abstracts
An index to abstracts and journals covering the world from 1450 to the present (exluding the United States and Canada).
History Reference Center
Full-text database designed to assist K-12 students doing history research. It includes primary documents (50,000+), book chapters (mostly biographical - 75,000+), articles from history magazines and journals (50,000+), historical photos, and video clips.
Hong Kong Journals Online
Freely accessible database.
This is free, full-text database of 30+ academic journals, published in Hong Kong, in English and Chinese. The full run of many journals is included, back to the first issue. Typically, the most recent 5+ years of each journal is not included.
Institute of Physics
Access to online versions of 37 journals in Physics and related disciplines, published by the Institute of Physics.
JSTOR
See JSTOR website description for details.
JSTOR provides access to an online archive for 700+ full text scholarly journals throughout the arts and sciences. It includes online backfiles which extend from the first issue to within 3-5 years of the current issue.
Legal Collection
Contains full text for more than 250 of the world's most respected, scholarly law journals.
LexisNexis Academic
One of largest full-text databases. News section: thousands of newspapers, magazines, and broadcast media programs; Legal: comprehensive array of law reviews and federal and state laws; Business: news and trade publications and company data.
LexisNexis Congressional
Provides access to U.S. legislative information, including congressional publications, hearings, reports, etc.
LexisNexis Statistical
"The world's most comprehensive access to statistical information." Includes the Statistical Abstract of the U.S. and American Statistics Index (ASI).
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
This freely available database indexes 600+ library and information science periodicals as well as other research sources. Most indexing begins with issues published after 2000.
Literary Index
A freely available web index to many important literary reference sources from Gale, Scribners, St. James Press and others. Use this to find out which volumes of sources such as the Dictionary of Literary Biography include your author.
Literature Criticism Online
This database is an excellent starting place for finding literary criticism. It includes the full text of nine major Gale literary criticism collections, including: Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literature Criticism, etc.
Literature Resource Center
The Literature Resource Center is a complete literature reference database containing biographical, bibliographical, and critical content. The Literature Resource Center covers literary figures from all time periods.
MAS Ultra: School Edition
Provides full text for over 490 periodicals covering general reference, health, science and other areas. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for 554 magazines. Created for middle and high school students.
MEDLINE
EBSCOHost's version of the National Library of Medicine's comprehensive life sciences and biomedical database, with abstracts for 15 million articles in 30,000 journals published worldwide and links to 650,000+ full-text articles.
MLA Directory of Periodicals
Detailed information on over 7,100 journals, with 4,400 currently indexed in the MLA International Bibliography. Entries include editorial contact information, as well as frequency, circulation, subscription prices and submission guidelines.
MLA International Bibliography
An index to journal articles, books, conference papers, and dissertations related to language, literature and folklore.
MasterFILE Premier
Provides full text for more than 1,750 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975, covers many subject areas of general interest.
MathSciNet
MathSciNet is a comprehensive database covering the world's mathematical literature since 1940.
Mental Measurements Yearbook
This is the online version of seven editions of MMY published from 1985-2003. It includes lengthy reviews of 2,200+ English-language, commercially published tests, including a wide range of psychological, personality, vocational, and educational tests.
Mergent Online
Provides a wide variety of information about public and private companies, industries, countries and more. Also searches company SEC filings and business executive information.
Middle Search Plus
Provides full text for more than 140 popular, middle school magazines. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles). Full text is also available for thousands of biographies and historical essays.
Military & Government Collection
Provides full text for over 250 military related periodicals. Also includes articles on engineering, public affairs, public policy, international affairs and countries of the world.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
Freely accessible database.
An extensive index to almost 200,000 criminal justice publications, including abstracts of journal articles and the full text of research reports and government publications.
NetLibrary
A collection of over 15,000 ebooks from major publishers covering all subject areas.
Newspaper Source
Provides full text for 159 regional U.S. newspapers, six newswires, and nine newspaper columns, the Christian Science Monitor, and the Lost Angeles Times.
NoveList
NoveList allows readers to use a favorite author or title to locate other authors and titles of interest. Besides locating books to read, users can learn more about books and authors through Author Read-alikes and Book Discussion Guides.
NoveList K-8
NoveList K-8 is a resource for finding fiction titles that are useful in a K-8 setting. Students can use favorite authors or titles to find more books that they will enjoy reading.
Oxford English Dictionary
The OED is the most comprehensive dictionary of the English Language. It provides guidance to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It also offers the best in etymological analysis.
Oxford Reference
A comprehensive reference collection including subject information, general reference information, quotations, dictionaries and thesauruses.
PAIS International (1915 - Present)

Or Search: (1972 - Present) or
(1915 - 1976)
A specialized database indexing 1.8 million items in political science, public policy, and international relations, including 1.8 million journal articles, books, U.S. and foreign government documents, websites, and international agency publications.
PILOT
Shippensburg University's online catalog.
Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728-1800
Published in Philadelphia from 1728 through 1800. The Pennsylvania Gazette is considered The New York Times of the 18th century. It provides a first hand view of colonial America, the American Revolution and the New Republic.
Philosopher's Index
The Philosopher's Index provides indexing and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related fields. It covers the areas of ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, metaphysics, logic, etc.
Population Index
Population Index is the primary reference tool to the world's population literature. It presents an annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials on population topics.
Pre-CINAHL
This current awareness source is a companion database to CINAHL, the leading index to nursing and allied health periodical literature. It includes some 10,000+ entries, published in the past year, which are being prepared for inclusion in CINAHL.
Primary Search
Provides full text for 50 children's magazines and over 100 children's pamphlets, designed for the elementary school student.
Professional Development Collection
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of over 515 full text journals, including nearly 350 peer-reviewed titles.
Project MUSE
Project MUSE provides access to full text scholarly journals which cover the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, etc.
Proquest Newspapers
Searches the full text of 40+ newspapers, including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, and features 10+ Pennsylvania newspapers, including the Philadelphia Inquirer.
PsycARTICLES
Includes full-text for 53 peer-reviewed psychology journals published by the American Psychological Association and related groups. Most titles go back to 1985 or to the first journal issue; coverage of the remaining titles extends back to the mid-1990s.
PsycINFO
An index to abstracts of journal articles, books, and reports in psychology and related fields.
Psychological and Behavioral Sciences Collection
A full-text database to 500+ psychology and behavioral science journals. 80%+ of the items are in full-text; almost all are peer-reviewed, with much coverage back to the 1970s. The 50+ titles included in PsycARTICLES, are not in this collection.
PubMed (MEDLINE)
Freely accessible database.
The National Library of Medicine's comprehensive life sciences and biomedical database, providing abstracts for over 15 million articles in 30,000 journals published worldwide. Includes links to full-text in PubMed Central and other sources.
PubMed Central
Freely accessible database.
This database is the National Library of Medicine's digital archive of life sciences journals. All articles are freely available. Currently 700,000+ articles from 300+ high quality journals are included.
RAMBI: the Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
Freely accessible index.
An extensive index to periodical articles in all languages on Judaism and Jewish Studies.
RefWorks Citation Management
Web-based bibliography and database manager, create your own personal database from text files or online databases. Use these references in writing papers and automatically format the paper and the bibliography in seconds.
Regional Business News
Full text coverage for regional business publications.
Religion & Philosophy Collection
Provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy
Resources for College Libraries
This database is a select bibliography of the 60,000+ of the best books published in every subject area. Use this database to find a few good books on your topic!
STAT USA
Contact Librarian at Lehman Library Info Desk for password.
Provides current and historical economic and financial releases and economic data. Provides current and historical trade-related releases, international market research, country analysis, and the trade library.
SU Online Catalog (PILOT)
Find the books, journals, government documents, media, and other information resources owned by the Shippensburg University Library.
Safari - Tech Books Online
Purchased with Shippensburg University TECHNOLOGY FEE REVENUES. Available only for a limited number of users at one time.
Extensive collection of online books in computer science and information technology from major publishers like O'Reilly, Microsoft, and Peachpit. Note: Shippensburg University provides access to selected titles in this Safari list.
ScienceDirect
Provides the current full text online of journals to which we subscribe from Elsevier Publishing. The table of contents of each issue can be viewed. Discipline areas include science, management, social sciences, psychology, and education.
Scientific American Archive Online
The archive currently contains all the articles from Scientific American magazine, from January 1993 to the present. Articles open in PDF format. If your browser does not open the PDF files, click on HELP at the Scientific American website.
Serials Directory
Provides up-to-date and accurate information and pricing for over 178,500 U.S. and international periodicals.
SocINDEX with Full Text
An extensive database to scholarly publications in sociology, social work, and related fields, indexing over 1 million academic periodical articles and other materials (40% in full text). Deep coverage back to the 1960s and as far back as 1882.
Social Work Abstracts
An important index providing abstracts to 450+ social work and human services journals.
Sociological Collection
A full-text database to 500+ sociology journals. Almost 90% of the database is available in full-text and almost all journals are peer reviewed. Most coverage is from 1985 to the present.
SportDiscus with Full text
An extensive database indexing some one million articles from sports, sports medicine, and exercise science journals and magazines. About 25% of the database is available in full-text.
Teacher Reference Center
Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
Tech Site
Oracle data base info
oracle note info
ThomasNet
Based on Thomas Register of American Manufacturers®, provides "a comprehensive online resource of over 650,000 distributors, manufacturers and service companies", detailed industrial categories, product and company information, and CAD drawings.
USA Trade Online
Available only on the campus network. See Librarian at Lehman Library Info Desk for password.
A service of STAT-USA and the Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau. It provides monthly information on U.S. imports and exports on more than 18,000 commodities.
Value Line
Use "Quick Index" on left side to navigate.
A comprehensive source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
Vocational and Career Collection
Provides full text coverage for more than 350 trade and industry-related periodicals.
WorldCat
WorldCat provides free access to the world's largest library database of books, periodical titles, videos, internet resources, and other cataloged resources.

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