Please Note: Access to some of these databases may be restricted to members of the
Case and/or OhioLINK community.
AGELINE is available electronically through the
Case Research Databases list and as
a
free database on the web. It provides
bibliographic coverage on aging in a social, psychological, health related and economic context and
is published by the American Association of Retired Persons. It has selected coverage from
1966-1977, and inclusive coverage from 1978 to the present. [Listed January 18, 2002.
Last updated November 7, 2005.]
Catalog of Nonprofit Literature
[Formerly: Literature of the Nonprofit Sector]
"The Catalog of Nonprofit Literature is a searchable database of the literature of
philanthropy. It incorporates the unique contents of the Foundation Center's five libraries and
contains more than 25,000 full bibliographic citations, of which more than 17,000 have descriptive
abstracts. It is updated daily."--From website. Items included are relevant books, articles,
and non-print resources such as CD-Rom and audiovisual materials. Roughly 67% of the citations have
abstracts. [Note: Under the former title it began as a printed abstract service. Hard
copy available in the Harris Library.] [Listed October 27, 2005. Last updated August
17, 2007.]
Chicano Database
is available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases. It is produced by the
Chicano Studies collection at the University of California at Berkeley, and indexes journal
articles about Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants.
Chicano Databse incorporates the Spanish Speaking Mental Health Database, a comprehensive resource
covering psychological, sociological, and educational literature. Coverage
is from 1992 to the present. [Listed January 18, 2002. Last updated August 17,
2007.]
CINAHL Plus with Full Text (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health)
is available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases and the
Case Research Databases. It indexes
literature relating to nursing, education, behavioral sciences, social services, and health care.
Most of the entries included the reference list for the cited article. Coverage is from 1982
forward. This index corresponds to the printed publication
Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health. [Listed August 22, 2005. Last
updated August 17, 2007.]
Education Research Complete
Education Research Complete, available electronically through the
Case Research Databases and
the
OhioLINK Research Databases, is a
bibliographic and full text database covering scholarly research and information relating to all
areas of education. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to
higher education, and all educational specialities, such as multilingual education, health
education, and testing. Education Research Complete also covers areas of curriculum
instruction as well as administrtion, policy, funding, and related social issues. The
database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 1,500 journals, as well as full text
for more than 750 journals. This database also includes full text for more than 100 books
and monographs, and full text for numerous education-related conference papers. [Listed
August 17, 2007.]
Education Abstracts
is available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases. The database
covers a wide range of contemporary education issues, including government funding, community
partnerships, multicultural education and counseling. The database cites articles in over 470
English-language periodicals, monographs, and yearbooks. The full-text of some articles is
available. Coverage is from 1983 through present. [Listed May 10, 2002. Last updated
November 8, 2005.]
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
is available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases and as a
free database on the web. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of
Education, it indexes over 750 professional journals, as well as the Resources in Education File
which contains documents from a wide variety of organizations. Coverage is from 1966
forward. [Listed August 22, 2005. Last updated November 8, 2005.]
Ethnic Newswatch
is available electronically through the
Case Research Databases list and
through the
Library Catalog. It indexes
and provides the full-text of over 260 leading periodicals and newspapers published by the ethnic
and minority press in the Americas. The database has search options in both English or Spanish with
over 1 million articles (over 200,000 in Spanish). Coverage is from 1990 forward.
[Listed August 22, 2005. Last updated November 11, 2005.]
Family & Society Studies Worldwide (1970-present) is available electronically
through the
Case Research Databases. It is a core
resource on family and gender related topics. It covers over 800,000 records drawn from journals,
books, conference and working papers government reports, and websites in the social science
disciplines. Citations from the
Inventory of Marriage & Family Literature and the
Australian Family & Society Abstracts are included. [Listed August 22, 2005.
Last updated November 11, 2005.]
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Gender Studies Database
Available electronically through the
Case Research Databases and
the
OhioLINK Research Databases, the Gender
Studies Database combines Women's Studies International and Men's Studies databases with coverage
of sexual diversity issues. Source documents include professional journals, conference papers,
books, book chapters, government reports, discussion and working papers, dissertations and
other sources. Offers several thousand links to freely available and indexed full-text articles and
documents on the web. [Listed August 16 2007.]
GenderWatch
is available electronically through the
Case Research Databases list. The
database focuses on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas. Publications
include academic and scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications,
books, booklets and pamphlets, conference proceedings, and government, n-g-o and special reports.
The full-text of articles is available. Coverage is from 1978 forward. [Listed January 20,
2005. Last updated November 8, 2005.]
Handbook of Latin American Studies
is available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases and the
Case Research Databases. It includes
evaluations of books, chapters, articles, and conference papers published in the field of Latin
American studies. Coverage is from 1990 forward. The database is updated annually. [Listed January
18, 2002. Last updated November 8, 2005.]
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) is an online resource for locating
information on measurement instruments. It is available online through the
Case Research Databases option in the
Library Catalog. This database is used for locating quantitative and qualitative questionnaires,
rating scales, projective techniques and other instruments. Information is abstracted from journals
and covers health, psychosocial sciences, and organizational behavior. Coverage is current.
[Listed January 18, 2002. Last updated November 8, 2005.]
Historical Abstracts
is available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases. This database
selectively indexes articles from over 2100 journals published in 50 languages. It includes some
books and dissertations. It covers all areas of world history: political, diplomatic, military,
economic, social, cultural, religious and intellectual. This database corresponds to the printed
publication of the same name. Coverage is from 1955 to present. [Listed January 18, 2002. Last
updated July 15, 2005.]
LexisNexis Academic Universe
is available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases. It provides
current information by allowing access to domestic and international newspapers, trade journals and
newsletters, and magazine articles. Full-text is available. Searches can be done by region or state
by choosing the U.S. News category. The database also provides current articles related to the
business, legal and medical fields. [Listed August 22, 2005. Last updated November 11,
2005.]
LexisNexis Congressional Universe
is available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases. It offers access
to a variety of information by and about the United States Congress provided by Congressional
Information Service, Inc. The database allows users to search an index of congressional
publications from 1970 to the present; retrieve CIS Legislative Histories for public laws going
back to 1970; find testimony from congressional hearings; track bills as they move through the
House and Senate; and search the
Congressional Record and
Federal Register. [Listed January 18, 2002. Last updated November 11, 2005.]
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LexisNexis Statistical Universe
is available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases. It provides access
to U.S. statistical information produced by the Congressional Information Service, Inc., and allows
the user to search a collection of over 30,000 statistical tables. The database also provides
access to the abstracts of statistical publications and links to Web sites providing statistical
information. [Listed January 18, 2002. Last updated November 11, 2005.]
MEDLINE / Medline Advanced / PubMed
is available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases (MEDLINE) and as a
free database on the Web through the
National Library of Medicine or through the National Library
of Medicine's
PubMed
. MEDLINE contains over 13 million records from 1966 forward. PubMed also contains citations
pre-1966 and additional information not included in MEDLINE. The subject areas covered include
medicine, nursing, and the health care system. This index corresponds to the printed publication
Index Medicus. [Last reviewed: November 7, 2005. Last updated: November 11, 2005.]
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) International
is available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases. The subject
categories include the areas of public policy, social policy and the social sciences. It includes
citations for books as well as journal articles and covers a wide range of planning and public
administration journals and books, including government publications. The coverage is from 1972 to
the present. [Last reviewed: November 7, 2005. Last updated: November 11, 2005.]
PsycINFO
is available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases. The database
indexes the world's literature in psychology and related disciplines. It covers over 1900 journals
as well as books, and individual book chapters. The coverage is from 1967 forward. This index
corresponds to the printed publication
Psychological Abstracts
.
PsycINFO Historical is a different
database that covers similar information between the years 1887-1966. [Last reviewed: November 7,
2005. Last updated: November 11, 2005.]
Social Sciences Citation Index
is a database available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases. It is a
multidisciplinary index to the world of social sciences, and indexes over 1400 journals in fifty
disciplines. The database allows cited reference searching (searching by cited work) as well as
traditional search methods. Abstracts are not included. Current and retrospective coverage is from
1956 forward. [Last reviewed: November 7, 2005. Last updated: November 11, 2005.]
Social Work Abstracts is available electronically through the
Case Research Databases list. It
contains more than 45,000 records from 1700 social work related journals. Topics covered include
service delivery, social work practice, homelessness, aging, child and family welfare, community
organization, and substance abuse. The coverage is from 1977 to the present. This database
corresponds with the printed publication
Social Work Abstracts
. [Listed September 28, 2005. Last updated November 11, 2005.]
SocINDEX
is available electronically through the
Case Research Databases and the
OhioLINK Research Databases. SocINDEX includes
citations, abstracts, and some full-text for all subdisciplines of sociology. SocINDEX provides
data mined from more than 500 "priority" coverage journals as well as 1,040 "selective" coverage
journals. It also includes indexing of books, reports, and some other formats. Also included is a
useful sociology specific thesaurus for subject term searching. It replaces
Sociological Abstracts in the OhioLINK database. [Listed September 28,
2005. Last updated November 11, 2005.]
Sociological Abstracts
is a database available electronically through the
OhioLINK Research Databases. It indexes 2600
journals in sociology and related disciplines from over 55 countries. It also contains citations to
many relevant dissertations and conference proceedings. Sociological Abstracts is an excellent
source for information related to general community practice issues. The coverage is from 1963
through June 2005. This index corresponds to the formerly printed publication
Sociological Abstracts. OhioLINK stopped subscribing to updates from this database
effective June 2005, as a result nothing after that date will be present in the database. Check
SocINDEX for current information. [Listed September 28, 2005. Last updated: November 11,
2005.]
Women's Studies International
Available electronically through the
Case Research Databases and
the
OhioLINK Research Databases Women's
Studies International covers the core disciplines in Women's Studies and the latest scholarship in
feminist research. Nearly 800 essential sources include: journals, newspapers, newsletters,
bulletins, books, book chapters, proceedings, reports, dissertations, NGO studies, web sites and
web documents, and grey literature. [Listed August 16, 2007.]
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