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Most of these databases are made available by the Virtual Library of Virginia!

In addition to articles, other documents such as book chapters, essays and reference information are also available here. Interdisciplinary databases are listed first; scroll down for links to subject-specific databases, Find it Virginia, and additional VIVA links.

On-campus database link [on-campus link] | Off-campus database link [off-campus link]

DATABASE CATEGORIES: Academic and General Interest | Health and Medicine | Humanities | Science and Quantitative Methods | Social Sciences | Spanish Language Databases | Additional Periodical Resources

Colleges & CareersAcademic and General Interest Information in All Subject Areas

On-campus database link EBSCO's Academic & General Interest Databases | Off-campus database link EBSCO's Academic & General Interest Databases — Simulatenously search Academic Search Complete; MasterFILE Premier; and Newspaper Source Plus. Peer-reviewed articles are available!

On-campus database link EBSCOhost: All Databases | Off-campus database link EBSCOhost All Databases — You select the databases you'd like to search.

Encyclopedia Britannica Full-text encyclopedia with text and images.

On-campus database link Factiva | Off-campus database link Factiva — Newspaper database.

On-campus database link FirstSearch (OCLC) | Off-campus database link FirstSearch (OCLC) — You select the databases you'd like to search.

On-campus database link Oxford Reference Online | Off-campus database link Oxford Reference Online — Dictionaries and handbooks in all subject areas.

RBC Links to Online Newspaper Web Pages

On-campus database link WorldCat | Off-campus database link WorldCat — Use this database to see which periodicals are available at other libraries and may be ordered for you via Interlibrary Loan.

Health & MedicineHealth and Medicine

On-campus database link Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO) | Off-campus database link Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO)

On-campus database link EBSCO's Health, Medicine and Nursing Databases | Off-campus database link EBSCO's Health, Medicine and Nursing Databases — Simulatenously search Academic Search Complete; Alt HealthWatch; CINAHL; HealthSource: Consumer Edition; HealthSource: Nursing/Academic Edition; Medline; and Pre-CINAHL.

On-campus database link Oxford Reference Online: Medical Reference | Off-campus database link Oxford Reference Online: Medical Reference — Medical, health, drug and nutrition dictionaries and handbooks.

PubMedFree database of online medical articles with some full-text.

On-campus database link Wiley Online Library | Off-campus database link Wiley Online Library — Formerly Blackwell Synergy Journals

On-campus database link YourJournals@OVID | Off-campus database link YourJournals@OVID — Archives of Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics; JOGNN: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing; and Journal of Advanced Nursing.


HumanitiesHumanities (English, History, Literature, Philosophy and Religion)

On-campus database link Cambridge Journals Online | Off-campus database link Cambridge Journals OnlineIncludes online literary journals.

Chadwyck-Healey African-American Poetry — Full-text poetry made available by the University of Virginia.

Chadwyck-Healey American Poetry — Full-text poetry made available by the University of Virginia.

Chadwyck-Healey English Poetry — Full-text poetry made available by the University of Virginia.

Chadwyck-Healey English Verse Drama — Full-text poetry made available by the University of Virginia.

On-campus database link CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online (Columbia University) | Off-campus database link CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online (Columbia University) Full-text database of international information including books, journals, working papers, country maps and country information.

On-campus database link Duke University Press | Off-campus database link Duke University Press Full-text articles published by Duke University Press including the journal American Literature and Theater.

On-campus database link EBSCO's History and Government Databases | Off-campus database link EBSCO's History and Government Databases — Simulatenously search Academic Search Complete; America: History and Life; Historical Abstracts; Humanities International Complete; Legal Collection; Military & Government Collection; and Newspaper Source Plus.

On-campus database link HarpWeek | Off-campus database link HarpWeek Full-text database of Harper's Weekly articles from 1857 to 1877.

On-campus database link LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions | Off-campus database link LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions Selected full-text access to congressional and legislative information.

On-campus database link Literature Resources from Gale | Off-campus database link Literature Resources from GaleFull-text literary information including biographies and criticism. Includes MLA International Bibliography.

On-campus database link MLA International Bibliography | Off-campus database link MLA International Bibliography Literary database with partial full-text.

On-campus database link Oxford English Dictionary | Off-campus database link Oxford English Dictionary

On-campus database link Oxford Reference Online | Off-campus database link Oxford Reference Online — Dictionaries and handbooks in all subject areas.

New York Times Features on Authors (registration to New York Times web site is required.)

On-campus database link Project Muse | Off-campus database link Project Muse Includes online literary journals such as: American Literature;, College Literature; ELH; Shakespeare Quarterly; Southern Literary Journal; Texas Studies in Language and Literature; and The Yale Journal of Criticism.

On-campus database link Religion and Philosophy Collection (EBSCO) | Off-campus database link Religion and Philosophy Collection (EBSCO)

On-campus database link The Sixties in America (Salem History) | Off-campus database link The Sixties in America (Salem History)


ScienceScience and Quantitative Methods (Math, Computer Science, Environment and the Sciences)

On-campus database link ACM Digital Library | Off-campus database link ACM Digital Library Full-text database of articles published by the Association for Computing Machinery.

On-campus database link ACS Publications | Off-campus database link ACS Publications Full-text database of articles published by the American Chemical Society.

On-campus database link Annual Reviews | Off-campus database link Annual Reviews Full-text database of science articles.

On-campus database link BioOne | Off-campus database link BioOne Full-text database of 80+ bioscience research journals.

On-campus database link Cambridge Journals Online | Off-campus database link Cambridge Journals OnlineIncludes online science journals such as: Acta Numerica; Annals of Human Genetics; Biological Reviews; Combinatorics, Probability and Computing; and Parasitology.

On-campus database link Cambridge Scientific Abstracts | Off-campus database link Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Includes the databases: ERIC; Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts; Social Services Abstracts; and Sociological Abstracts.

On-campus database link CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics | Off-campus database link CRC Handbook of Chemistry and PhysicsFull-text handbook of chemisty and physics reference information.

On-campus database link EBSCO's Science and Technology Databases | Off-campus database link EBSCO's Science and Technology Databases — Simulatenously search Academic Search Complete; Associates Programs Source; Computers & Applied Sciences Complete; Environment Complete; GreenFILE; and Newspaper Source Complete.

On-campus database link HighWire Press | Off-campus database link HighWire Press Full-text access to science journals.

On-campus database link Institute of Physics | Off-campus database link Institute of Physics Full-text journal articles from the Institute of Physics.

On-campus database link MathSciNet (American Mathematical Society) | Off-campus database link MathSciNet (American Mathematical Society)Database covers the world's mathematical literature since 1940 providing reviews of mathematical research literature.

On-campus database link Nature | Off-campus database link Nature Full-text access to Nature.

On-campus database link Oxford Reference Online | Off-campus database link Oxford Reference Online — Dictionaries and handbooks in all subject areas.

On-campus database link Project Muse | Off-campus database link Project Muse Includes online journals such as: Human Biology and Perspectives in Biology and Medicine.

On-campus database link Safari Books Online (Proquest) | Off-campus database link Safari Books Online (Proquest) — Reference library of online books for programmers and IT professionals. Also includes articles!

On-campus database link Wiley Online Library | Off-campus database link Wiley Online Library — Formerly Blackwell Synergy Journals.


Social SciencesSocial Sciences (Business, Education, Psychology and Sociology)

On-campus database link American Journal of Psychiatry | Off-campus database link American Journal of Psychiatry — Full-text articles dating back to 1844.

On-campus database link APA PsycBOOKS | Off-campus database link APA PsycBooks — Full-text books published by the American Psychological Association.

On-campus database link APA PsycINFO | Off-campus database link APA PsycINFO — Database produced by the American Psychological Association.

On-campus database link EBSCO's Business Databases | Off-campus database link EBSCO's Business Databases — Simulatenously search Academic Search Complete; Associates Programs Source; Business Source Complete; Communication & Mass Media Complete; Hospitality & Tourism Complete; Newspaper Source Plus; and Regional Business News.

On-campus database link EBSCO's Education Databases | Off-campus database link EBSCO's Education Databases — Simulatenously search Academic Search Complete; Communication & Mass Media Complete; Education Research Complete; ERIC; Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts; and Teacher Reference Center.

On-campus database link EBSCO's Psychology Databases | Off-campus database link EBSCO's Psychology Databases — Simulatenously search Academic Search Complete; Communication & Mass Media Complete; and Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection.

On-campus database link FirstSearch (OCLC) | Off-campus database link FirstSearch (OCLC) — You select the databases you'd like to search. Includes the database: EconLit.

On-campus database link Journal of Marriage and Family | Off-campus database link Journal of Marriage and FamilyAccess and search full-text articles from the Journal of Marriage and Family from 2000 on.

On-campus database link Mergent Online | Off-campus database link Mergent Online — Company profiles.

On-campus database link Project Muse | Off-campus database link Project Muse— Includes online economics journals such as: American Annals of the Deaf; Brookings-Wharton Papers; Journal of Money, Credit and Banking; Labor Studies Journal; Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology; Social Forces; and Southern Cultures.

On-campus database link Wiley Online Library | Off-campus database link Wiley Online Library — Formerly Blackwell Synergy Journals.


SpanishSpanish Language Databases

On-campus database link Salud en Espanol | Off-campus database link Salud en Espanol — Spanish version of Consumer Health Complete from EBSCO.

On-campus database link EBSCO's Spanish Language Databases | Off-campus database link EBSCO's Spanish Language Databases — Simulatenously search Economia y Negoios, Fuenta Academica and MedicLatina.


Additional ResourcesAdditional Periodical Resources

Find it VirginiaDatabases available to patrons of Virginia public libraries. A public library barcode number is needed for access.

Full-Text VIVA Online Journal LocatorDirectory of journals available online through all VIVA databases. This directory is available both on- and off-campus. Database links within VIVA's online journal directory will only work on-campus. To access actual databases from off-campus, use the appropriate RBC library VIVA database links.

Online Newspapers

On-campus database link Oxford University Press | Off-campus database link Oxford University Press — Over 100 periodical titles in the fields of the humanities, social sciences, and the sciences. The full text is generally available for the past several years, though abstracts of articles date back additional years.

Print Periodicals in the RBC Library

Virtual Library of Virginia — Visit the VIVA web page to learn more about the consortium which provides access to these databases.


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