Research Databases

This comprehensive, multidisciplinary database provides access to articles from thousands of journals, magazines, and other periodical sources in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and medicine. Full-text articles are available as well as abstracts (article summaries for older or brand-new articles) which may be available in full text via external links or interlibrary loan from the HFU library. Full-text coverage is generally from 1975 forward.

The AAS Historical Periodicals Collection: 1691-1820 presents over 500 titles from 1691 through 1820. Representing over two centuries of print culture from early colonial imports to titles published on American soil during the Revolution and early republic, Series 1 is first of the five series created from periodical holdings from one of the premier repositories in the United States, the American Antiquarian Society. The entire AAS collection features over 7500 titles from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth century. The subject matter covered in Series 1 is broad in scope and covers all aspects of American society during this time period.

The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection Series 2 presents over 1000 titles dating from 1821 through 1837. The series two is second of the five series created from serials holdings belonging to one of the premier repositories in the United States, the American Antiquarian Society and featuring about 6500 titles from the seventeenth through the late nineteenth century. The subject matter covered in Series 2 represents the Jacksonian Democracy era in history and is broad in scope and includes agriculture, entertainment, history, literary criticism, and politics.

The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 3 presents over 1,800 titles dating from 1838 through 1852. Series 3 is the third of five series created from serials holdings of one of the premier repositories in the United States, the American Antiquarian Society. The themes presented in Series 3 reveal a rapidly growing young nation, where industrialization, the railroads, regional political differences, and life on the western frontier were daily realities. Subjects covered in the collection reach into every facet of American life, including science, literature, medicine, agriculture, women’s fashion, family life, and religion.

The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection - Series 4 presents over 1,100 titles dating from 1853 through 1865. Series 4 is the fourth of five series created from serials holdings of one of the premier repositories in the United States, the American Antiquarian Society. While the Civil War is a focal point of the collection, we also find a diverse record of the continuance of daily life for many Americans—both leading up to and during the war. News from the battlefront can be found, in addition to the usual breadth of subject matter found in previous collections that include science, literature, medicine, agriculture, women’s fashion, family life, and religion.

The American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection: Series 5 presents over 2,500 titles dating from 1866 through 1877. Series 5 is the fifth of five series created from serials holdings of one of the premier repositories in the United States, the American Antiquarian Society. The themes presented in Series 5 reflect a nation that persevered through a most difficult set of circumstances: a bloody civil war that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives; the incorporation of the recently-freed African Americans into American life; a population that rapidly expanded into the Western territories. Broad subject areas covered in the collection reach into every facet of American life, including science, literature, medicine, agriculture, women’s fashion, family life, and religion.

APA Style Central (now Academic Writer) is the official and ultimate resource on APA Style. Their goal is to help you think and write like a seasoned professional. Consult their digital library of APA Style quick guides and tutorials to refine your writing. Learn how to plan sound research with their research tools and build a reference library with customized APA Style reference templates. Translate your research into concise, powerful articles that are formatted for style and, when your work is ready, use their browse and search features to identify the best journals for publication.

This collection of ebooks covers a diverse array of topics, including business, natural and health sciences, humanities, education, psychology, criminal justice, and information science.

Provides full-text of journals in education, social sciences, sciences, and humanities.

This general subject database covers a variety of topics from the arts, humanities, technology, social sciences, and more. Full text from scholarly and consumer-related publications from 1994 to present, with indexing from 1982 to present.

Digital reference source Discover the definitions, etymologies, and pronunciations of English words

Articles from general interest, popular magazines with full-text articles from 1994 to the present.

Provides full text from 1999 through the present from hundreds of leading peer-reviewed journals. SAGE journals cover business, humanities, social science, criminology, science, technology, and medicine. Browse our complete list of titles.

Provides background and current analysis necessary for the research and understanding of 356+ current and pervasive Leading Issues. Analysis and opinions cover the pros, cons, and everything in between on the most researched and debated social issues. Issues are organized from major topical areas into Leading Issues, and then broken down to Pro/Con subtopics. Each Pro/Con subtopic provides a brief overview, critical thinking questions, timeline, and an instructional research guide. Critical Thinking and Information Literacy skills are promoted through engaging Essential Questions with answers and viewpoint articles. All articles, websites, videos, multimedia graphics, charts, maps, statistics, primary sources and government documents are hand-selected from thousands of national and international sources.

This database includes current and back-issues from 2,300 management, marketing, finance, and business administration trade and scholarly journals, with full text from about 1965 to present. You can also search more than 10,000 company profiles, market research reports, and SWOT analyses.

Mergent Archives Digitized Corporate Manual Collection is an online database featuring a vast, indexed collection of corporate and industry related documents. The database contains hundreds of thousands of reports covering over 100 countries and industries.

First Research is an Internet-based tool that allows users to easily understand the challenges, opportunities, and operations of more than 900 Industry Segments.

Mergent Online Premium is an Internet-based suite of information resources that enables in-depth business and financial research.

Provides comprehensive, full-text coverage from 80 business publications from major metropolitan areas.

This online video collection covers the following subject areas: psychotherapy, psychology, psychiatric counseling, and social work. The collection currently includes 331 videos along with the Video Journal of Counseling and Therapy and is searchable by therapy types, therapists, presentation type, and by subject.

Descriptions of articles from key academic journals in marriage, divorce, family therapy and other related topics from 1979 -. Includes full text where available in other library subscriptions.

Contains links to the full text of articles from journals published by American Psychological Association and its affiliates, from 1894 to the present.

Contains over 55,000 chapters in PDF from over 3,500 books published by APA and other distinguished publishers, plus the exclusive electronic release of more than 1,500 authored entries from the APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology.

Includes articles, book chapters, dissertations and reports from psychology literature in over 1,500 journals, from 1880's to the present.

Descriptions of articles from key academic journals in family and domestic violence, sexual and emotional abuse, and other related topics. Includes full text where available in other library subscriptions.

References to journal articles and books related to education. Provides indexing from 1983 and selected full-text articles dating from 1996 forward.

Authoritative collection of education journals covering all levels, interests, and specialties. Includes almost 2,000 journals in full-text and abstracts from thousands more.

Covers topics such as educational leadership, educational management, educational research, and other subject areas related to educational administration. Includes over 190,000 abstracts from education journals with coverage dating back to 1966. Despite the title, this database does include full-text articles and links to full text in other library subscriptions.

This comprehensive database offers abstracts of journal articles, conferences, reports and more. Covers all fields of educational research from 1966 to the present. ERIC contains more than 1.3 million records and links to selected full-text documents.

Provides original, up-close profiles of authors and illustrators, audio excerpts of book readings, guides to thousands of titles and a wealth of resources on children's and young adult literature.

This database includes articles on art, art history, design, craft, cinematography and other related topics. Full-text articles from 1977, with abstracts dating back to 1972.

Journal Articles in art, history, literature, music, and religion, with full-text available from 1995 to the present, and article descriptions back to 1910.

Descriptions of articles from key academic journals in discrimination, immigration, ethnic studies, and other related topics from 1975 -. Includes full text where available in other library subscriptions.

Articles concerning all aspects of the social sciences, including psychology, sociology, social work, criminology, addiction studies, family studies, anthropology and related fields. Full-text articles from 1972 to the present.

CINAHL® Complete is the world’s most comprehensive source of full-text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 1,300 journals indexed in CINAHL. This authoritative file contains full text for many of the most used journals in the CINAHL index, with no embargo. CINAHL® Complete is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing & allied health literature.

The Cochrane Library is a collection of databases containing quality information to assist healthcare professionals in making evidence-based decisions. Reviews and protocols, healthcare trials, technology assessments, and economic evaluations are included.

MEDLINE with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for medical journals, providing full text for more than 1,450 of the 4,800+ journals indexed. Subjects include nursing, radiology and radiography, general medicine, the health care system, and more. Full-text coverage is from 1934 -.

Journals indexed in PubMed are selected for quality and significance by the National Library of Medicine and include scholarly/research journals as well as other sources dating back to the 1950s.
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R2L Digital Library is an electronic digital library of key health science publishers who offer a large medical collection of eBooks that is "focused and cross-referenced." It is a database service that provides access to the top publishers in medicine, nursing, and allied health. With its vast array of eBooks, a person can search across many titles and types of publications in all areas of the health sciences.
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This database includes articles on engineering, computer technology, energy, fire prevention, physics, and much more. Full-text articles available from 1992, with abstracts dating back to 1983.

Full-text articles from scholarly and technical periodicals in biology, biochemistry, agriculture, and food science topics. Full-text coverage from 1986 to the present, abstracts beginning in 1982.

Journal and magazine articles in biology, chemistry, earth science, health, math, physics and related fields, with full-text articles from 1995 to present and article descriptions back to 1984.