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RBC'S MOST POPULAR VIVA DATABASES
(recommended by library staff for students)

Off-campus access to VIVA databases requires an RBC email account username and password.

Checkmark indicating popular database PowerSearch (Thomson Gale)
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Search Gale databases (i.e. Academic OneFile & Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center) at the same time!
     
Checkmark indicating popular database  Academic OneFile
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Premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
Checkmark indicating popular database  Business & Company Resource Center

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Full-text database of company profiles and magazine and journal articles related to business.
Checkmark indicating popular database CINAHL
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Partially full-text database of nursing articles. When available, the full text is acceessible as a PDF image.
Checkmark indicating popular database  Encyclopedia Britannica
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Full-text encyclopedia with text and images.
Checkmark indicating popular database  ERIC
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Guide to education articles and resources with limited full text. Articles may be ordered for you through Interlibrary Loan.
Checkmark indicating popular database  Factiva

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Full-text database of newspaper articles.
Checkmark indicating popular database  Global Books in Print (Bowker)
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Database of books available in print. Primarily a FACULTY resource.
Checkmark indicating popular database  Health & Wellness Resource Center

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Full-text articles and reference information pertaining to health, medicine and nutrition.
Checkmark indicating popular database Journal of Marriage and Family (Blackwell Synergy Online Journals)
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Access and search full-text articles from the Journal of Marriage and Family from 2000 on.
Checkmark indicating popular database  Literature Resources from Gale
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Full-text literary information including biographies and criticism.
Checkmark indicating popular database  Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
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Full-text "pro and con" essays on current events topics and social issues. Also included statistics and background information.
Checkmark indicating popular database Oxford English Dictionary
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Full-text access to comprehensive dictionary definitions and word histories.
Checkmark indicating popular database Oxford Reference Online
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Full-text access to a wide array of reference sources published by Oxford University Press.
Checkmark indicating popular database PowerSearch (Thomson Gale)
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Search Gale databases (i.e. Academic OneFile & Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center) at the same time!
Checkmark indicating popular database PsycARTICLES
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Full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association.
Checkmark indicating popular database PsycINFO
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Partially full-text database of psychology articles. Articles found here may be ordered for you through Interlibrary Loan.
Checkmark indicating popular database  WorldCat (through FirstSearch)
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Catalog of materials held by libraries worldwide. Books found here may be ordered for you through Interlibrary Loan. If ports are full, try searching "Find in a Library" with WorldCat.
Off-campus access to VIVA databases requires an RBC email account username and password.

VIVA Online Journal Locator *
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Directory 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.
 
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Academic OneFile Premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
ACM Digital Library (Association for Computing Machinery) Full-text database of articles published by ACM.
ACS Publications (American Chemical Society)

Full-text database of articles published by the American Chemical Society.

America: History and Life   Index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
Annual Reviews Full-text database of science articles.
BioOne

Full-text database of 80+ bioscience research journals.

Blackwell Synergy Online Journals Full-text database of journals published by Blackwell Synergy.
Business & Company Resource Center Full-text database of company profiles and magazine and journal articles related to business.
Cambridge Journals Online (Cambridge University Press) Full-text database of Cambridge University Press journals — database covers all subject areas.
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (Internet Database Service) Collection of databases such as: AGRICOLA, Conference Papers Index, ERIC, MEDLINE, PAIS Archive, Sociological Abstracts, and many more.
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online (Columbia University) Full-text database of international information including books, journals, working papers, country maps and country information.
CINAHL Partially full-text database of nursing articles. When available, the full text is acceessible as a PDF image.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

Full-text handbook of chemisty and physics reference information.

Duke University Press Full-text articles published by Duke University Press.
Encyclopedia Britannica Full-text encyclopedia with text and images.
ERIC Database of education articles and resources with limited full text.
Factiva Full-text database of newspaper articles.
Fiction Connection Reader's advisory service with links to book titles by genre and topic.
FirstSearch (OCLC) Collection of databases such as: AHSearch, ArticleFirst, Dissertations, EconLit, ERIC, GEOBASE, GPO, MEDLINE, WorldCat and more.
Gale Virtual Reference Library Interdisciplinary collection of reference sources.
General OneFile Partially full-text database of journal and magazine articles in ALL subject areas. This resource includes articles from academic journals.
Global Books in Print (Bowker) Database of books available in print. Primarily a FACULTY resource.
HarpWeek Full-text database of Harper's Weekly articles from 1857 to 1877.
Health & Wellness Resource Center Full-text articles and reference information pertaining to health, medicine and nutrition.
HighWire Press Full-text access to science journals.
Historical Abstracts   Database covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present.
Institute of Physics

Full-text journal articles from the Institute of Physics.

Journal of Marriage and Family (Blackwell Synergy Online Journals) Access and search full-text articles from the Journal of Marriage and Family from 2000 on.
LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions Selected full-text access to congressional and legislative information.
Literature Resources from Gale Full text literary information including biographies and criticism.
MathSciNet (American Mathematical Society)
Database covers the world's mathematical literature since 1940 providing reviews of mathematical research literature.
Medline Database of medical articles & abstracts. Articles may be ordered for you through Interlibrary Loan.
MLA Bibliography Literary database with partial full-text.
Nature Full-text access to Nature publications.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Full-text "pro and con" essays on current events topics and social issues. Also included statistics and background information.
Oxford English Dictionary

Full-text access to comprehensive dictionary definitions and word histories.

Oxford Reference Online Full-text access to a wide array of reference sources published by Oxford University Press.
Oxford University Press Full-text database of Oxford University Press journals.
PowerSearch (Thomson Gale) Collection of databases such as Biography & Genealogy Master Index, Business & Company Resource Center, Computer Database, General Reference Center, Health & Wellness Resource Center, Health Reference Center, Academic OneFile and MLA International Bibliography.
Project Muse Full-text database of journals in all subject areas.
PsycARTICLES Full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association.
PsycINFO Partially full-text database of psychology articles. Articles found here may be ordered for you through Interlibrary Loan.
PubMed (accessible from any computer) Free database of online medical articles with some full-text.
STAT-USA (U.S. Department of Commerce) Full-text access to U.S. business, economic and trade information.
WorldCat (through FirstSearch) Catalog of materials held by libraries worldwide. Books found here may be ordered for you through Interlibrary Loan. If ports are full, try searching "Find in a Library" with WorldCat.
YourJournals@OVID Full-text nursing articles in the LWW Total Access collection are available here. Search under YourJournals@OVID to access.

Off-campus access to VIVA databases requires an RBC email account username and password.

VIVA DATABASES ARRANGED BY SUBJECT
Business & Economics | English & Literature | Faculty | General Interest | Humanities | Legal | Math & Science | Social Sciences
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Business & Company Resource Center Full-text database of company profiles and magazine and journal articles related to business.
Blackwell Synergy Online Journals Full-text database of journals published by Blackwell Synergy.
FirstSearch (OCLC) Includes the database: EconLit.
Oxford Reference Online Full-text access to a wide array of reference sources published by Oxford University Press.
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Includes online economics journals such as: Cambridge Journal of Economics, Oxford Economic Papers, Review of Financial Studies, and the Journals of the World Bank.
PowerSearch (Thomson Gale) Interdisciplinary database; most documents and articles are available full-text.
Project Muse Includes online economics journals such as: Brookings-Wharton Papers; Journal of Money, Credit and Banking; and Labor Studies Journal.
STAT-USA (U.S. Department of Commerce) Full-text access to U.S. business, economic and trade information.
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Academic OneFile Premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
Blackwell Synergy Online Journals Full-text database of journals published by Blackwell Synergy.
Cambridge Journals Online (Cambridge University Press) Includes online literary journals.
Duke University Press Full-text articles published by Duke University Press including the journal American Literature and Theater.
FirstSearch (OCLC)   Includes the database: AH Search (Arts & Humanities Citation Index).
Literature Resources from Gale Full-text literary information including biographies and criticism.
MLA Bibliography Literary database with partial full-text.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Full-text "pro and con" essays on current events topics and social issues. Also included statistics and background information.
Oxford English Dictionary Full-text access to comprehensive dictionary definitions and word histories.
Oxford Reference Online Full-text access to a wide array of reference sources published by Oxford University Press.
Oxford University Press Includes online literary journals such as: American Literary History, Essays in Criticism and Notes and Queries.
PowerSearch (Thomson Gale) Interdisciplinary database; most documents and articles are available full-text. Includes the database: MLA International Bibliography.
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.
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ERIC Database of education articles and resources with limited full text.
FirstSearch (OCLC)   Includes the databases: ArticleFirst, Dissertations, ERIC, PapersFirst and Proceedings.
Global Books in Print (Bowker) Database of books available in print. Primarily a FACULTY resource.
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Encyclopedia Britannica Full-text encyclopedia with text and images.
Factiva Full-text database of newspaper articles.
General OneFile   Full-text database of journal and magazine articles in ALL subject areas. This resource includes articles from academic journals.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Full-text "pro and con" essays on current events topics and social issues. Also included statistics and background information.
Oxford Reference Online Full-text access to a wide array of reference sources published by Oxford University Press.
PowerSearch (Thomson Gale) Interdisciplinary database; most documents and articles are available full-text.
WorldCat (through FirstSearch) Catalog of materials held by libraries worldwide. Books found here may be ordered for you through Interlibrary Loan.
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Blackwell Synergy Online Journals Full-text database of journals published by Blackwell Synergy.
FirstSearch (OCLC) Includes the database: MEDLINE.
Health & Wellness Resource Center Full-text articles and reference information pertaining to health, medicine and nutrition.
Oxford Reference Online Full-text access to a wide array of reference sources published by Oxford University Press.
Oxford University Press   Includes the online journal: American Journal of Epidemiology.
Medline Medical database of article citations & abstracts. Articles may be ordered for you through Interlibrary Loan.
PowerSearch (Thomson Gale) Interdisciplinary database; most documents and articles are available full-text.
Project Muse Includes the online journal: Perspectives in Biology and Medicine.
PubMed (government resource... accessible from any computer) Free database of online medical articles with some full-text.
YourJournals@OVID Full-text nursing articles in the LWW Total Access collection are available here. Search under YourJournals@OVID to access.
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Academic OneFile Premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
America: History and Life Index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
Blackwell Synergy Online Journals Full-text database of journals published by Blackwell Synergy.
Cambridge Journals Online (Cambridge University Press) Includes online humanities journals such as: Contemporary European History, Harvard Theological Review, Journal of American Studies, Medieval Philosophy & Theology, New Testament Studies, and Religious Studies.
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online (Columbia University) Full-text database of international information including books, journals, working papers, country maps and country information.
HarpWeek Full-text database of Harper's Weekly articles from 1857 to 1877.
Historical Abstracts   Database covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present.
Oxford Reference Online Full-text access to a wide array of reference sources published by Oxford University Press.
Oxford University Press Includes online humanities journals such as: Australasian Journal of Philosophy, English Historical Review, Past and Present, and Twentieth Century British History.
PowerSearch (Thomson Gale) Interdisciplinary database; most documents and articles are available full-text.
Project Muse Includes online humanities journals such as: The Americas, Buddhist-Christian Studies, Hypatia, Journal of Women's History, and Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal.
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Academic OneFile Premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
Cambridge Journals Online (Cambridge University Press) Includes online law journals such as: The Cambridge Law Journal.
LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions Selected full-text access to congressional and legislative information.
Oxford Reference Online Full-text access to a wide array of reference sources published by Oxford University Press.
Project Muse Includes online law journals.
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Academic OneFile Premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
ACM Digital Library (Association for Computing Machinery) Full-text database of articles published by ACM.
ACS Publications (American Chemical Society)

Full-text database of articles published by the American Chemical Society.

Annual Reviews Full-text database of science articles.
BioOne

Full-text database of 80+ bioscience research journals.

Blackwell Synergy Online Journals Full-text database of journals published by Blackwell Synergy.
Cambridge Journals Online (Cambridge University Press) Includes online science journals such as: Acta Numerica; Annals of Human Genetics; Biological Reviews; Combinatorics, Probability and Computing; and Parasitology.
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (Internet Database Service) Collection of databases in areas such as: Aerospace Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Aquatic Sciences, Biological & Medical Sciences, Computer Technology, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Engineering Specialties, and Materials Science.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

Full-text handbook of chemisty and physics reference information.

HighWire Press Full-text access to science journals.
Institute of Physics

Full-text journal articles from the Institute of Physics.

MathSciNet (American Mathematical Society) Database covers the world's mathematical literature since 1940 providing reviews of mathematical research literature.
Nature Full-text access to Nature publications.
Oxford Reference Online Full-text access to a wide array of reference sources published by Oxford University Press.
Oxford University Press Includes online math and science journals such as: Applied Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Human Molecular Genetics, Journal of Heredity, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Nucleic Acids Research, Nucleic Acids Research, The Quarterly Journal of Mathematics, and The Quarterly Journal of Mechanics.
PowerSearch (Thomson Gale) Interdisciplinary database; most documents and articles are available full-text. Includes: Computer Database.
Project Muse Includes online journals such as: Human Biology and Perspectives in Biology and Medicine.
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Academic OneFile Premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
Blackwell Synergy Online Journals Full-text database of journals published by Blackwell Synergy.
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (Internet Database Service) Includes the databases: ERIC, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, and Sociological Abstracts.
ERIC Database of education articles and resources with limited full text.
General OneFile   Full-text database of journal and magazine articles in ALL subject areas. This resource includes articles from academic journals.
Journal of Marriage and Family (Blackwell Synergy Online Journals) Access and search full-text articles from the Journal of Marriage and Family from 2000 on.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Full-text "pro and con" essays on current events topics and social issues. Also included statistics and background information.
Oxford Reference Online Full-text access to a wide array of reference sources published by Oxford University Press.
Oxford University Press Includes online journals such as: Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, The British Journal of Social Work, Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, Community Development Journal, Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Journal of Pediatric Psychology and Social Politics.
PowerSearch (Thomson Gale) Interdisciplinary database; most documents and articles are available full-text.
Project Muse   Includes online journals such as: American Annals of the Deaf; Philosophy, Psychiatry, & Psychology; Social Forces; and Southern Cultures.
PsycARTICLES Full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association.