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Academic OneFile – Full-text journal articles covering multiple disciplines.

Academic Search Premier – Full-text journal articles covering multiple disciplines.

Art Full Text – Full-text journal articles, art dissertations, and art reproductions. Covers all aspects of art as well as photography, film, architecture, fashion, graphic design, and interior design.

ARTstor – High-quality digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences.

Britannica Online – Online version of the printed Encyclopedia Britannica.

Business and Economic Theory – Full-text journal articles focusing on topics in economics and business.

Business Insights: Essentials – Full-text business articles and reports, including company and industry profiles, SWOT and market share reports, business news, and financial reports.

Business Source Elite – Full-text journal articles focusing on business, particularly marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, and economics.

CINAHL Plus – Index and partial full text of peer-reviewed sources for information in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and a variety of other medical and allied health fields.

Communication & Mass Media Complete – Full-text journal articles in communications, mass media, digital media, and journalism.

Communications and Mass Media Collection – Full-text journal articles covering all aspects of communications, including advertising, public relations, literature and writing, and linguistics.

Criminal Justice Collection – Full-text journal articles on criminal justice with specific focus on law, law enforcement, security, and terrorism.

Directory of Open Access Journals – Full-text, open-access journal articles in all subject areas and languages.

Diversity Studies Collection – Full-text journals articles in the social sciences, history, and liberal arts that explore cultural differences and global contributions and influences on culture.

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eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) – 200,000+ ebooks covering all subject areas. Compatible with Kindle, Nook, Apple, Android, and Windows devices.

Environmental Studies and Policy Collection – Full-text journal and magazine articles covering environmental issues and policies.

ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) – Full-text journal articles, books and book chapters, reports and other assorted publications in the field of education.

Expanded Academic ASAP – Full-text journal articles and images covering multiple disciplines.

Fine Arts and Music Collection – Full-text journal and magazine articles covering drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.

Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture – Full-text journal articles on practical, theoretical, and scientific aspects of gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture.

Gender Studies Collection – Full-text journal articles on all aspects of gender studies, including family and marital issues, health aspects, and culture.

General OneFile – Full-text journal articles covering multiple disciplines.

General Science Collection – Full-text journal articles and magazines covering all aspects of science including biological sciences, computing, engineering, and technology.

Health Reference Center Academic – Full-text journal and magazine articles covering medicine, general health, and fitness.

Home Improvement Collection – Full-text journal articles covering architectural techniques, selection of tools and materials, zoning requirements and more.

Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection – Full-text journal articles covering all areas of the hospitality industry, including the cultural aspects and economic impact of travel and tourism.

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Information Science and Library Issues Collection – Full-text journal articles in information science, covering information infrastructure, data processing techniques, metadata architecture and publishing.

InfoTrac Newsstand – Full-text articles of more than one thousand newspapers.

Insurance and Liability Collection – Full-text journal articles that covering the insurance industry and other topics such as labor relations, mortgage banking, and protection of physical and intellectual property.

Interior Design Magazine – Online version of the print publication covering all aspects of interior design; includes additional content such as vendor product catalogs, event information, blogs, and news articles.

JSTOR – Full text articles, books, images, primary source materials, and more covering multiple disciplines.

MEDLINE – Full-text journal articles covering multiple areas of medicine, physical therapy, and occupational therapy.

New York Times – Full-text articles of the New York Times newspaper
from 1985 to the present.

NewsBank – Full-text articles for over 5,000 local, national, and international news publications, including current editions of the Buffalo News.

Nursing and Allied Health Collection – Full-text journal articles covering all aspects of nursing from direct patient care to health care administration.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context – Full text viewpoint articles, journal/magazine/news articles, statistics, image/video/audio files and primary source materials related to various current controversial topics.

Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection – Full-text journal articles in the field of fitness and sports, covering treatment techniques and experimental research.

Pop Culture – Full-text journal articles covering all aspects of popular culture (celebrities, fashion, music, sports, technology, and other trends) from the beginning of the 20th century through the present day.

PsycINFO – Full text database of peer-reviewed sources for information in psychology, behavioral sciences, and mental health.

PubMed Central – Full-text journal articles in medicine, biology, life sciences and psychology from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Religion and Philosophy Collection – Full-text journal articles on a wide range of topics relevant to different religions and philosophies.

Small Business Collection – Full-text journal articles on business tips, strategies and success stories pertaining to small businesses.

Social Justice Suite – Suite of four databases with full-text eBooks, journal articles, case law, and Supreme Court briefs on topics of social justice including slavery, gun legislation, civil rights, and human rights.

U.S. History Collection – Full-text journal articles covering all subjects specific to United States history.

Vocations, Careers and Technical Education Collection – Full-text journal articles covering a range of career information from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.

War and Terrorism Collection – Full-text journal articles covering the social, cultural, historical aspects of war and terrorism, as well as current events of political violence.

WorldCat – An online catalog showing millions of books held in over 10,000 other libraries around the world. Materials can be obtained through Interlibrary Loan and AcademicSHARE; see a librarian for details.

World History Collection – Full-text journal articles covering all subjects in world history.

World Religions Online – Comprehensive introduction to 11 major and many other minor world religions, featuring core essays, fact files, timelines, image and video galleries.

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Databases by Subject

Multidisciplinary | eBooks | Art, Design and Music | Business | Communication | Health and Natural Sciences | History | Newspapers | Online Encyclopedia | Religion | Social Sciences | Resources from Other Libraries

 

Multidisciplinary

Academic OneFile – Full-text journal articles covering multiple disciplines.

Academic Search Premier – Full-text journal articles covering multiple disciplines.

Directory of Open Access Journals – Full-text, open-access journal articles in all subject areas and languages.

Expanded Academic ASAP – Full-text journal articles and images covering multiple disciplines.

General OneFile – Full-text journal articles covering multiple disciplines.

JSTOR – Full text articles, books, images, primary source materials, and more covering multiple disciplines.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context – Full text viewpoint articles, journal/magazine/news articles, statistics, image/video/audio files and primary source materials related to various current controversial topics.

Top

 

eBooks

eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) – 200,000+ ebooks covering all subject areas. Compatible with Kindle, Nook, Apple, Android, and Windows devices.

Top

 

Art, Design and Music

Art Full Text – Full-text journal articles, art dissertations, and art reproductions. Covers all aspects of art as well as photography, film, architecture, fashion, graphic design, and interior design.

ARTstor – High-quality digital images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences.

Fine Arts and Music Collection – Full-text journal and magazine articles covering drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.

Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture – Full-text journal articles on practical, theoretical, and scientific aspects of gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture.

Home Improvement Collection – Full-text journal articles covering architectural techniques, selection of tools and materials, zoning requirements and more.

Interior Design Magazine – Online version of the print publication covering all aspects of interior design; includes additional content such as vendor product catalogs, event information, blogs, and news articles.

Top

 

Business

Business and Economic Theory – Full-text journal articles focusing on topics in economics and business.

Business Insights: Essentials – Full-text business articles and reports, including company and industry profiles, SWOT and market share reports, business news, and financial reports.

Business Source Elite – Full-text journal articles focusing on business, particularly marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance, and economics.

Small Business Collection – Full-text journal articles on business tips, strategies and success stories pertaining to small businesses.

Top

 

Communication

Communication & Mass Media Complete – Full-text journal articles in communications, mass media, digital media, and journalism.

Communications and Mass Media Collection – Full-text journal articles covering all aspects of communications, including advertising, public relations, literature and writing, and linguistics.

Top

 

Health and Natural Sciences

CINAHL Plus – Index and partial full text of peer-reviewed sources for information in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and a variety of other medical and allied health fields.

Environmental Studies and Policy Collection – Full-text journal and magazine articles covering environmental issues and policies.

General Science Collection – Full-text journal articles and magazines covering all aspects of science including biological sciences, computing, engineering, and technology.

Health Reference Center Academic – Full-text journal and magazine articles covering medicine, general health, and fitness.

MEDLINE – Full-text journal articles covering multiple areas of medicine, physical therapy, and occupational therapy.

Nursing and Allied Health Collection – Full-text journal articles covering all aspects of nursing from direct patient care to health care administration.

Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection – Full-text journal articles in the field of fitness and sports, covering treatment techniques and experimental research.

PsycINFO – Full text database of peer-reviewed sources for information in psychology, behavioral sciences, and mental health.

PubMed Central – Full-text journal articles in medicine, biology, life sciences and psychology from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Top

 

History

Pop Culture – Full-text journal articles covering all aspects of popular culture (celebrities, fashion, music, sports, technology, and other trends) from the beginning of the 20th century through the present day.

U.S. History Collection – Full-text journal articles covering all subjects specific to United States history.

War and Terrorism Collection – Full-text journal articles covering the social, cultural, historical aspects of war and terrorism, as well as current events of political violence.

World History Collection – Full-text journal articles covering all subjects in world history.

Top

 

Newspapers

InfoTrac Newsstand – Full-text articles of more than one thousand newspapers.

New York Times – Full-text articles of the New York Times newspaper
from 1985 to the present.

NewsBank – Full-text articles for over 5,000 local, national, and international news publications, including current editions of the Buffalo News.

Top

 

Online Encyclopedia

Britannica Online – Online version of the printed Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Top

 

Religion

Religion and Philosophy Collection – Full-text journal articles on a wide range of topics relevant to different religions and philosophies.

World Religions Online – Comprehensive introduction to 11 major and many other minor world religions, featuring core essays, fact files, timelines, image and video galleries.

Top

 

Social Sciences

Criminal Justice Collection – Full-text journal articles on criminal justice with specific focus on law, law enforcement, security, and terrorism.

Diversity Studies Collection – Full-text journals articles in the social sciences, history, and liberal arts that explore cultural differences and global contributions and influences on culture.

ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) – Full-text journal articles, books and book chapters, reports and other assorted publications in the field of education.

Gender Studies Collection – Full-text journal articles on all aspects of gender studies, including family and marital issues, health aspects, and culture.

Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection – Full-text journal articles covering all areas of the hospitality industry, including the cultural aspects and economic impact of travel and tourism.

Information Science and Library Issues Collection – Full-text journal articles in information science, covering information infrastructure, data processing techniques, metadata architecture and publishing.

Insurance and Liability Collection – Full-text journal articles that covering the insurance industry and other topics such as labor relations, mortgage banking, and protection of physical and intellectual property.

Social Justice Suite – Suite of four databases with full-text eBooks, journal articles, case law, and Supreme Court briefs on topics of social justice including slavery, gun legislation, civil rights, and human rights.

Vocations, Careers and Technical Education Collection – Full-text journal articles covering a range of career information from general career guides to highly specialized industry journals.

Top

Other Resources

WorldCat – An online catalog showing millions of books held in over 10,000 other libraries around the world. Materials can be obtained through Interlibrary Loan and AcademicSHARE; see a librarian for details.

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