Databases A-Z

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Academic OneFile: Database of full-text scholarly articles in all disciplines, 1980-present
Academic Search Complete: The world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database. Dates of coverage vary by title · contents
AccessUN: Index of United Nations documents and reports, 1945 to present
Africa Knowledge Project: A selection of journals published in Africa and databases on Kiswahili stories, African music and the Biafran War.
African American Periodicals, 1825-1995: More than 170 academic and political journals, commercial magazines, institutional newsletters, organizations' bulletins, annual reports and other genres,by and about African Americans.
African American Newspapers, 1827-1998: When complete, this database will feature 270 newspapers published in 36 states—including rare and historically significant 19th-century titles.
African American Studies Center now called Oxford African American Studies Center: More than 8,000 articles by top scholars in the field, drawn from Oxford University Press reference works, with primary source documents and maps.


African Newspapers, 1800-1922: More than 40 fully searchable English- and foreign-language African newspapers published in the 19th and early 20th centuries.


AGRICOLA: Articles on all aspects of agriculture, 1970 to present · contents


Alt-Press Watch: Articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press, 1995 to present · contents
America: History and Life: U.S. & Canadian history articles, prehistory to present, written from 1964 to present · contents
American Broadsides & Ephemera, 1760-1900: use America's Historical Imprints
American Film Scripts Online: Searchable full-text screenplays of more than 1000 American films, with detailed information on the scenes, characters and people related to the scripts.
American Periodical Series 1740-1900: Searchable full-text facsimiles of more than 1110 American periodicals from colonial days to the dawn of the 20th century · contents

America’s Historical Imprints: A primary source collection that combines Early American Imprints I & II and American Broadsides & Ephemera, which together document the America from the 17th-19th century.

America's Historical Newspapers: Searchable full-text of more than 1000 historical U.S. newspapers, 1690-1922 · printing instructions · contents
Annual Reviews: Complete set of Annual Review back volumes (life, physical, and social sciences) from beginning through 2001, and to present for select series · contents
L'Annee Philologique: Major ongoing international bibliography covering all aspects of classical studies from prehistory to the Middle Ages, written from 1924-2006 (volumes 1-77)
Anthropology Plus: Comprehensive index to the literature of anthropology, archaeology, and interdisciplinary studies. from the late 19th century-present
AnthroSource: Full text of the 15 key American Anthropological Association (AAA) journals, and a fulltext archive of all AAA publications

Art Full Text: Articles on all aspects of art, 1984 to present (abstracts), 1997 to present (full text) · contents
Art Index Retrospective: Articles on arts, crafts, and architecture, 1929-1984. See also Art Full Text . · contents
ARTbibliographies Modern: Modern & contemporary artists, art movements, art history and theory, design, photography, new media and crafts, 1974 to present · contents
ARTFL: A French Textual Database: 2000 texts of literary criticism, biology, history, economics, and philosophy, 17th-20th century
Arts & Humanities Citation Index: Index to scholarly articles in the arts and humanities, 1975 to present. Search for articles that cite known journal articles or books · contents
ARTstor: Digitized images of art, architecture, and other forms of visual culture from around the world, from museums, archaeology, photo archives, slide collections, and art reference works, dating from B.C.E. to present
Asian American Drama: Full-text of over 250 plays by Asian American playwrights, with biographical, production, and theatrical information, late 19th century to present · contents
Asia-Studies Full-Text Online: Thousands of full-text research reports covering 53 countries on a multitude of business, government, economic, and social issues.
ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials some: Index to articles, books, and essays on all aspects of religion, 1949 to present, with full text of more than 80 major religion and theology journals.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals: Articles on architecture, archaeology, planning, interior design, and historic preservation, 1977 to present · contents

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Bibliography of Asian Studies Online: Covers Asian studies in western languages. Indexes journal articles, books, book chapters & conference proceedings, 1971-1991, and articles published in the 100+ most-used journals in this field, 1991 to present
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA): Index of art and architecture articles, and exhibition catalogs, 1973 to present · contents

Biography in Context: Detailed profiles of prominent people in all fields of endeavor; search by name, date of birth or death, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender · contents
Biological Sciences databases: Organismal biology, ecology, and environmental science, in 3 sections: Biology Digest (general), 1989 to present; Biological Sciences (research journals) 1982 to present; and Plant Science, 1994 to present · contents
Biomed Central
Free access to peer reviewed biomedical research publications.

Birds of North America: A comprehensive work covering the life histories of North American birds, produced by the American Ornithologists' Union, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and the Academy of Natural Sciences.
Book Review Digest Plus some: Reviews of English-language fiction and non-fiction published after 1983 · contents

Boston Globe 1872-1979 · 1980-present: Searchable full-text replica of this newspaper, including graphics and ads.
British History Online: Fulltext of core primary and secondary sources for medieval & modern history of the British Isles.
British Periodicals: Searchable full text facsimiles of more than 460 British periodicals from the late 17th to the early 20th century, covering literature, philosophy, history, science, the fine arts and social sciences · contents

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Cambridge Companions Complete Collection: Introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics and periods in essays taken from 467 Cambridge Companions to Literature and Classics, Philosophy, Religion and Culture, and Music.

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications some: United States Government publications, 1976 to present
Chicago Defender: Searchable full-text replica of one of America's leading African-American newspapers, from 1910-1975.
Chicago Manual of Style: Searchable online version of the 15th edition of this style guide from the University of Chicago Press, together with the ChicagoStyle Q&A.
Chicago Tribune Historical: Searchable full-text replica of the newspaper from 1849-1986, including graphics and ads.
China Data Online: Statistical data for China from 1949 to present, with more detailed data available from the 1990's to present.
ChoiceReviews.online WC campus only, two simultaneous users: Brief reviews of academic books, electronic media, and Internet resources
Chronicle of Higher Education: Weekly source of news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators, September 1989-present.
CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online some: Working papers, policy briefs, books, journals dealing with international affairs, 1991 to present. For off-campus access, install VPN then select the link to CIAO above.
Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective: Articles from New York Herald, Charleston Mercury & Richmond Enquirer (1860-1865) let you compare Union and Confederate views of the American Civil War. NOTE : Works best in Netscape.
Classical Music Library: Over 60,000 tracks of classical music in streaming audio, featuring major artists on major labels; lets you create your own playlists.
CogNet: Books, conference proceedings, journals, video, and reference tools on cognitive and brain sciences, including computational intelligence, linguistics, philosophy, psychology, neurosciences, and evolution
Columbia Granger's World of Poetry: Full text of more than 250,000 poems and over 450,000 citations, including those most widely-read in English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian, as well as a wide range of other current and ancient European languages.
Confidential Print: Middle East,1839-1969: Formerly confidiental government documents issued by the UK's Foreign & Colonial Office concerning its colonial holdings in the Middle East from 1839-1969.

Congress and the Nation: Perspective and analysis of the U.S. Congress (1945-2009) -- trends, actions and controversies.
Congress Daily (via National Journal): Issues, process, and people on Capitol Hill, covering the latest 2 weeks
Contemporary Literary Criticism: Critical essays on the writings of contemporary authors
Contemporary World Music: Music from all regions of the world, including reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more.
CQ Almanac: Original analysis and data on major legislation and political dates during each Congressional session, 1945 to present
CQ Congress: Analysis of members of Congress, key votes, interest groups, and public policy legislation, 1945 to present
CQ Library: Cross-search all the CQ collections
CQ Researcher Plus Archive: In-depth, unbiased background and analysis on timely political topics, 1923 to present
CQ Voting & Elections: Data, analyses, explanations and historical material on the election process, 1757 to present
CQ Weekly: Covers legislation before Congress, political and lobbying activity, including status of bills, votes and amendments, and floor and committee activity, 1983 to present
CREDO Reference: An interdisciplinary research tool that allows you to search over 300 reference works simultaneously, limiting to audio or visual materials.

Criminal Justice Collection: Hundreds of fulltext journals on policing, forensics, crime, and criminal justice. Limit to peer-reviewed publications for best results · contents

Current Biography Illustrated: Articles about contemporary figures in the arts, politics, sports and other realms of popular culture, 1940-present.

CWI - Contemporary Women's Issues: use Women's Studies International

Culinary Arts Collection: More than 300 major cooking and nutrition magazines cover recipes, restaurant reviews, industry news, and practical instruction · contents

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Digital National Security Archive More than 93,000 declassified records documenting historic U.S. policy decisions from the Truman Administration through the George W. Bush era.

DRAM: Contemporary classical music in streaming audio from New World Records, Composers Recordings Inc., and other labels; Duxiu
Full-text content of Chinese journals, newspapers, conference proceedings and books, early 1930s to present.

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Early American Imprints, Series I - Evans 1639-1800: use America's Historical Imprints
Early American Imprints, Series II - Shaw-Shoemaker 1801-1819: use America's Historical Imprints
Early English Books Online (EEBO): Contains searchable and browsable page images of virtually every work printed in the English-speaking world from 1473 to 1700.

Ebook Library: Over 30,000 full-text books in all disciplines. Note: requires log in with your last name and 16-digit OneCard number.

ebrary: Over 44,000 full-text English-language books in all disciplines. NOTE : Go to the 'My Settings' link and select the appropriate reader: ebrary Plug-In reader for Macs and Windows; ebrary Unity Reader for Windows only.
EconLit with Full Text some: Index of articles, books, and working papers on economics, 1969 to present, with full text for 400 journals · contents
Educator's Reference Complete: Full-text scholarly articles, reports and reference works on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education, 1980 to present · contents
Eighteenth Century Collections Online (ECCO): Searchable and browsable page images of every significant title printed in the United Kingdom, along with thousands of important works from the Americas, between 1701 and 1800; includes books, pamphlets, broadsides, & ephemera · contents
ERIC - Education journals/digests some: Education articles and reports, 1966 to present.
Ethnic American Newspapers, 1799-1971
More than 130 searchable newspapers from the Balch Collection, published by members of many of the most influential American ethnic groups in 25 U.S. states.
Ethnic NewsWatch: An interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish), full text database of newspapers, magazines and journals from ethnic, minority and native presses, 1960 to present · contents
Europa World: Online version of the Europa World Year Book , offering a succinct yet thorough overview of the political & economic situation in more than 250 countries and territories.

European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750: The database contains more than 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750.
Expanded Academic ASAP: use Academic OneFile

Environmental Studies & Policy Collection: More than 3.3 million articles on global warming, climate change, alternative energy, environmental policy, going green, recycling, soil, plants, agronomy and much more · contents

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Fedstats: Statistics and related information produced by 100+ U.S. government agencies.
Feminae: Index to journal articles on women, sexuality and gender in Europe, Nroth Africa and the Middle East, 450-1500 C.E.
FIAF International Index to Film Periodicals Plus some: An index to articles on film and TV from 300 academic and popular film journals, including full text from the most important journals, from 1972 to present · contents
Film and Television Literature Index with Full Text some: Articles on film and television theory, writing, production, cinematography, reviews, and more, 1914 to present
Film Literature Index: Index to articles in film and television periodicals from 30 countries, 1976-2001.
FirstSearch: A suite of databases covering various disciplines (also listed separately) · contents
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Collection: Broadcasts, news agency transmissions, and government statements from around the globe translated into English, 1941-1996. Note: this is a work in progress.

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Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection: Popular & scholarly articles and reference works.
GenderWatch: Articles on women's social, religious & political issues, 1974 to present. contents
General BusinessFile ASAP: Articles covering all business & management topics, and directory listings for 150,000 companies, 1980 to present · contents
General Reference Center Gold: Articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers, many with full-text and images, 1980 to present · contents
General Science Full Text: use Academic Search Complete
GeoRef: Geology & earth sciences journal articles, meeting abstracts, maps and theses, 1785 to present · contents
Gerritsen Collection: Premier international collection of digitized material (1543-1988) on the evolution of a feminist consciousness and the movement for women's rights.
Global Road Warrior: Practical information for traveling and living abroad, covering money and banking, safety, internet café locations, health and medical, and much more.
Google Scholar some: Search engine for scholarly literature in all disciplines; link to fulltext articles in Wellesley-licensed databases.
GPO Access: Fulltext documents from the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government, regulations and other material.
Granger's World of Poetry: see Columbia Granger's World of Poetry
GreenFILE: Information on all aspects of human impact on the environment, drawn from a multidisciplinary collection of scholarly, governmental and general-interest titles.
Greenwire: Comprehensive, daily coverage of environmental and energy politics and policy, 2004 to present
Grove Art Online: Full text of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols.), continually updated, with links to museum-quality images
Grove Music Online: Full text of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2001, 29 vols.), The New Grove Dictionary of Opera (1992, 4 vols.), and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2002, 2 vols.), plus audio clips and links to authoritative music sites.
The Guardian & The Observer (1791-2003): Digitized full-text of the British newspaper The Guardian (1821-2003) and its sister paper, The Observer (1791-2003).

General OneFile: Great starting point for scholarly and popular articles in every discipline, 1980 to present · contents

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Handbook of Latin American Studies: Index with abstracts of articles, book chapters, and papers on Latin American life & culture, 1935 to present
HAPI - Hispanic American Periodicals Index: Index to social science and humanities journal articles about Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States · contents
Health & Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI): Information on a wide array of tests & other measurement instruments.
Health Reference Center - Academic: Scholarly & popular articles covering health & society, allied health, medical ethics, and other health issues, 1997 to present · contents
Historical Abstracts: Articles on world history from 1450, excluding US & Canada, written since 1954. Can be co-searched with America: History & Life · contents
Historical Statistics of the United States: U.S. statistics (mostly at the national level) from over 1000 sources, with downloadable tables in .csv and .xls formats and the ability to create customized tables and spreadsheets
Homeland Security Digital Library: Homeland security related documents from federal, state, tribal, and local government agencies, professional organizations, think tanks, academic institutions, and international governing bodies.
Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection: More than 500 industry journals and reference works covering the economic and cultural aspects of travel & tourism.
The Hotline (via National Journal): American politics, election coverage (updated daily), local & national political polls, and audio & video TV political ads, 1987 to present
HUDOC: Database of European human rights case law.
Humanities & Social Science Index Retrospective: Index of articles from scholarly journals in North America and Europe, 1907 to 1984 · contents
Humanities Full Text: use Academic Search Complete

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ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium of Political and Social Research: Archive of downloadable datasets that can be used with statistical software packages
In the First Person: Indexes English-language letters, diaries, memoirs, autobiographies, and oral histories that are located either on free Web sites or in databases to which Wellesley may not subscribe
Index Islamicus: A bibliography of books and index of journal articles on Islam and the Muslim world, 1906 to present ·
International Bibliography of Art: Successor to the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) from the Getty, indexing articles on art from 2008 to present.

International Financial Statistics: 32,000 time series on international and domestic finance from 1948 to present
International Index to Music Periodicals: use Music Index Online
Internet Movie Database (IMDB): Information on over 100,000 movies, 1.5 million filmographies for actors, directors, producers and others.
IPA Source: Phonetic transcriptions and word-for-word translations for over 3,500 opera arias and art songs
Iter: A bibliographical and multilingual database of Middle Ages & Renaissance materials (400-1700) from over 500 journals, 1859 to present · contents

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JapanKnowledge Plus: A reference tool portal on Japan, containing a variety of encyclopaedias and dictionaries and many other resources
Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) Reports: English-language archive of translations of foreign scientific technical, and social science materials with an emphasis on Communist and developing countries

JSTOR - journal archive: Collection of key scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences & natural sciences, starting from the first issue but not the latest 3-5 years · contents

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LexisNexis Academic Business: Business, industry & market news; company profiles, financial reports, SEC filings, country and industry economic analysis and statistics, 1980's to present. Some 5-year company statistics downloadable to Excel.
LexisNexis Academic Legal Research: Legal news, case law, codes & regulations, international legal materials, patent research, career information, European Union cases and regulations, various dates, 1790 to present
LexisNexis Academic News: Domestic and international news, in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, 1980's to present
LexisNexis Congressional
see: ProQuest Congressional

LexisNexis State Capital: State bills and laws, constitutions, proposed and enacted regulations, legislature membership, and newspapers of record. Search 1 state or across states.
LexisNexis Statistical Datasets: see ProQuest Statistical Datasets; LexisNexis Statistical Insight
see ProQuest Statistical Insight
LGBT Life with Full Text: Index to the world's literature on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, plus full text for 50 of the most important journals in the field · contents
Library Literature and Information Science Index some: Articles on libraries, librarianship, and information technology, indexed 1984 to present, full-text 1997 to present. NOTE: For complete coverage, select both Library Lit & Inf Science and OmniFile · contents
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts: Index to more than 600 periodicals, books, research reports and proceedings on libraries, librarianship, and information technology, 1963 to present · contents
Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts: Index with abstracts to the international literature in linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences.
Literature Online (LION): Literary texts from 1600 to the present, literary criticism full-text 1998 to present
Literature Resource Center: Biographies, bibliographies and full-text critical analysis of authors from all genres and eras, including the contents of Contemporary Authors , Dictionary of Literary Biography , and Contemporary Literary Criticism .
Los Angeles Times 1881-1986 (pdf) · 1985-present (html): The West Coast's major newspaper: the full-text replica from 1881-1984 includes graphics and ads; more recent coverage is only news and editorial content.

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Massachusetts History Online: Content relating to Massachusetts history drawn from local journals, newspapers and some books ·
MathSciNet: Reviews and citations to research literature in mathematics and related areas, compiled from Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications, 1940 to present · contents
Medline: Abstracts of articles in all fields of medicine and biomedicine, 1950 to present · contents
Mergent Online: U.S. and international company data, company archives, and annual reports; historical stock prices (20 yrs+); and industry reports. Most data downloadable to Excel.
Military & Government Collection: Current news on all branches of the military and government, with cover-to-cover full text of nearly 300 journals and many historical documents. Dates of coverage vary · contents
MLA International Bibliography: Articles on literature, linguistics, film, and folklore, from all cultures, 1963 to present.
Morningstar Investment Research Center: Financial investment and portfolio tracking. Covers stocks (including small and mid-cap), mutual funds, options, ETFs, and convertible securities

Music Index: Citations to articles on all aspects of music, with links to the full text, 1973 to present · contents

MLA Directory of Periodicals: Detailed information on over 7,100 journals, including editorial contacts and submission guidelines, as well as frequency, circulation, and subscription prices.

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The Nation Digital Archive: Full text of The Nation , a liberal, national weekly journal covering foreign affairs, local and national politics, education, law, literature, and the arts, from 1865 to present
National Academies Press: Fulltext searchable collection of online books in the physical and social sciences.
National Agricultural Library Digital Repository: Research publications and statistics on agriculture and rural development in America.
National Journal: Politics, policy & government periodical published weekly, 1977 to present
National Journal Group's PolicyCentral: A collection of publications, including National Journal, The Hotline, and Congress Daily.
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC): Search the contents of archives and manuscript repositories throughout the U.S.
Nature Online: Articles from Nature and additional resources in genomics, cancer research, and physics, 1987 to present
Naxos Music Library: Classical and world music in streaming audio, with over 48,000 CDs (683,000+ tracks) · NOTE: on a PC, use with Firefox and Flash 10 only; on a Mac, use with Safari and Flash 10 only
Naxos Music Library Jazz: Jazz in streaming audio, with thousands of CDs featuring over 500 jazz artists · NOTE: on a PC, use with Firefox and Flash 10 only; on a Mac, use with Safari and Flash 10 only
NBER Working Papers: Covers all aspects of economics, November 1994 to present.
New Testament Abstracts: Citations and summaries of articles and books on New Testament studies, 1985 to present · contents

New York Amsterdam News: Full-text replica of this major African-American newspaper, from 1922 to 1993.

New York Times 1851-2007 (PDF) · June 1980 to present (HTML): ProQuest's full-text replica from 1851-2003 includes graphics and ads. LexisNexis provides current coverage, but only news and editorial content in html format.
Nineteenth Century British Pamphlets: 23,000 of the most significant 19th century British pamphlets, covering the key political, social, technological, and environmental issues of their day · contents . Note: select "Pamphlets" below the search boxes to limit to this collection in JSTOR.
Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism: Critical commentary on the works and careers of acclaimed 19th century poets, novelists, short story writers, dramatists and philosophers, with essays on literary movements and trends.

North American Women's Letters and Diaries, Colonial to 1950: Searchable database of 150,000 pages of letters and diaries, drawn from journal articles, pamphlets, newsletters, monographs, and conference proceedings.

Nursing and Allied Health Collection: Nearly 6 million articles from more than 1,000 nursing and allied health journals · contents
Nursing Resource Center: Designed for nursing students, NRC offers disease and drug overviews, care plans, anatomy and physiology diagrams with full-text journals and core encyclopedia texts · contents

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OECD iLibrary

Books, periodicals, analysis and downloadable data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 1960 to present

Old Testament Abstracts

Citations and summaries of articles and books on Hebrew Bible studies, 1978 to present · contents

OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition

use Academic Search Complete

Opera in Video

Online video of operas in performance, also documentaries and interviews; create your own playlists and video clips.

Opinion Archives

Cross-searchable full-text archives of many news & cultural commentary magazines, including The New Republic, National Review,The New Yorker, Harper's, Commentary, and the New York Review of Books.

Oxford African American Studies Center

More than 8,000 articles by top scholars in the field, drawn from Oxford University Press reference works, with primary source documents and maps.

Oxford Biblical Studies Bible texts, together with an array of biblical reference works from Oxford University Press.

Oxford Islamic Studies Online

Reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture.

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online

French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, & Chinese. Usage examples and illustrative phrases, grammar guidance, verb tables, aural pronunciations, explanations of grammatical terms, and help with spelling and punctuation.

Oxford Reference Online

Full text of over 100 reference books in all disciplines published by Oxford University Press · contents

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PAIS - Public Affairs Information Service: Articles on political, social & economic issues, public affairs, 1915 to present · contents
Periodicals Archive Online: Full text articles from some 500 humanities and social science journals, 1665 to 1995 · contents
Periodicals Index Online: Index to articles published in over 4500 journals in the humanities & social sciences in 40 languages, 1665 to 1995 · contents
Philosopher's Index: Articles, books, and chapters in books on all aspects of philosophy, 1940 to present · contents

Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection
PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: Articles from PNAS, a biological, physical, and social sciences journal, 1996 to present. Free registration required for some features. For 1915-2004, see JSTOR
PolicyFile: Covers a wide range of public policy topics, linking to reports and papers from think tanks, NGOs, and research organizations, 1990 to present
Polling the Nations: Compilation of hundreds of thousands of public opinion survey questions and responses, at the local, state, national, or international level, 1986 to present
PressDisplay: Archived issues of over 200 newspapers from over 55 countries in their original format from the past 45 days.
Professional Collection: Full-text journal articles for school teachers and administrators
Project Muse: Academic journals in the humanities & social sciences, from the past five years - see JSTOR for prior years
ProQuest Congressional: U.S. bills, laws, regulations and some Congressional hearing testimony, 1988 to present · contents

Proquest Newsstand Access to over 900 U.S. and international newspapers, many in full text, from 1977 to the present (date of individual titles varies) . Includes The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal · contents

ProQuest Statistical Datasets

ProQuest Statistical Insight some: International, federal & state crime, demographic & economic statistics, 1973 to present.
PsycINFO: Citations to journal articles, book chapters, books & dissertations from the international scholarly literature of psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines, 1840 to present · contents
PsycTESTS: Psychological tests, measures, scales and other assessments as well as descriptive and administrative information.

PubMed: Articles in all fields of medicine and biomedicine, with abstracts and links to additional resources from the National Library of Medicine, 1950 to present · contents
ProQuest Statistical Datasets Datasets from over 50 sources for U.S. and international data, including China Data Online and World Development Indicators. Build statistical tables and charts and download to Excel or pdf.

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RAMBI: Index to books and articles on all aspects of Jewish studies.
Readers' Guide Full Text: use Academic Search Complete
Readers' Guide Retrospective: Articles in US & Canadian popular magazines, 1890 to 1982. NOTE: For complete coverage, search both RG Retrospective and Academic Search Complete · contents

Reference Universe: An article-level index to thousands of our print and electronic encyclopedias and other reference works. Search across the entire collection to discover reference articles on your topic.

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature: Citations and abstracts for significant writings on music: journal articles, conference proceedings, Festschrifts, books & dissertations, 1967 to present · contents
Roper iPOLL Databank: Searchable collection of 500,000 questions and answers from surveys collected by the major polling firms in the U.S. since 1935, with downloadable datasets.

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ScienceNow: Daily news service reporting advances in "research, policy, funding, and exploration" for science and technology, 1996 to present
Science Direct some: Full text of more than 100 journals in the physical, life, cognitive, and social sciences, 1995 to present, and indexing of 1000+ journals often back to the first issue
Science Magazine: Articles from this interdisciplinary weekly science journal from Fall 1996 to present; for 1880-2001, see JSTOR . For scientific news coverage, see Science Now .
Scientific American Archive: Articles from this interdiscip linary science magazine written for the intelligent layperson, 1948 to present
SciFinder: NOTE: Requires one-time registration · Read FAQ first. Questions? Ask a Science Librarian.
Covers chemistry, biochemistry and molecular biology, biotechnology, environmental science, toxicology, & medicine worldwide, 1907 to present, and selectively from the late 1800's · contents
Shakespeare Collection Online: Scholarly and historical editions of Shakespeare's works; articles and reference materials on Shakespeare and related topics, 1600 to present
Shakespeare Survey: Yearbooks of Shakespeare studies and production, including essays on themes or plays, reviews of critical studies, and reviews of major British performances.
Siku Quanshu Online WC campus only: NOTE: requires download of a dedicated browser in Internet Explorer to access.
Full text of 3,460 classical Chinese texts compiled by edict of China’s Emperor Qianlong during the period 1773–1782.
Social Sciences Citation Index: Index to scholarly articles in the social sciences, 1900 to present. Search for articles that cite known journal articles or books · contents
Social Sciences Full Text: use Academic Search Complete
SocINDEX with Full Text: Index to articles on all aspects of sociology and other social science articles, with full text from 400 core sociology journals · contents

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Teacher Reference Center: Indexing and abstracts for 280+ of the most popular teacher and administrator trade journals, 1980's to present · contents
Theatre in Video: Plays in performance and on film, in streaming video. Create playlists, and bookmark scenes and monologues.
Thesaurus Linguae Graecae: A digital library of most literary texts written in Greek from Homer to the fall of Byzantium in AD 1453.
Times of London, 1765-2006: Full-text replica of the premier British newspaper, including graphics and ads, searchable by article type.
20th Century Advice Literature: A fulltext collection of advice manuals covering all aspects of social, political, cultural and professional life in the United States.

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Ulrich's Periodicals Directory: Current information on all types of periodicals (journals, newspapers, etc.), including publishers' addresses, ISSNs, subscription info, reviews, & databases that include the periodical
UNdata - formerly UN Common Database: Search 55 million data points from across the UN system, covering economic, social, financial and development data, 1945 to present · contents

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Wall Street Journal: Financial & economic news in text-only articles (no images), 1986 to present. For earlier issues or for images, see the microfilm (Microfilm Room, Level 1, Clapp Library)
Washington Post 1877-1994 (PDF) · 1977-present (HTML): Searchable full-text replica of the newspaper from 1877-1971, including graphics and ads; 1977 to present is news and editorial content in text format only.
Web of Science - Science, Social Sciences, and Arts & Humanities Citation Indexes: Interdisciplinary subject searching of scholarly articles in the social sciences (1898-present) physical & life sciences (1899 to present), and arts & humanities (1975 to present). Search for articles that cite known journal articles or books · contents/Science · contents/Social Science · contents/Arts & Humanities
Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900: The Wellesley Index identifies the authors of articles originally published anonymously or pseudonymously in 45 major Victorian periodicals, and provides a bibliography for each contributor · contents
Westlaw Campus Research: Legal encyclopedias & legal analysis, federal & state court cases and statutes, and law reviews, 1789 to present. Also includes current and archival newspapers, magazines, broadcast transcripts, wire services and trade journals, plus translations of foreign news broadcasts.
Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition: use Academic Search Complete
Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000: Books, images, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies, documenting the multiplicity of women’s reform activities · contents
Women Writers Project: Texts by pre-Victorian women writers, 1400 to 1850
Women's Studies International: Indexes journal articles and books on women's studies, feminism, and gender studies, 1972 to present
WorldCat · offcampus access: A database of the contents of library catalogs worldwide that can be searched to find books, journal titles & other materials not owned by Wellesley, 1000 BCE to present
World Development Indicators (WDI): Over 550 development indicators (people, economy, environment, global, states and markets), time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups, 1960 to present · contents

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