Alma College: Periodical Descriptions

Agricola

Materials relating to all aspects of agriculture, forestry, and animal science.

Alternative Press Index

Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change.

Alternative Press Index Archive

Index of journals (1969-1990) covering cultural, economic, political & social change.

America: History and Life

Historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.

American Chemical Society Publications

Full text access to the periodical publications of the American Chemical Society.

American Physiological Society Publications

Full text access to the periodical publications of the American Physiological Society.

Applied Science and Technology Abstracts

A FirstSearch database, covering engineering, computer technology, energy-related disciplines and applied mathematics and physics.

Art Abstracts

Leading publications in the world of the arts.

Article First

A large database of journal and magazine articles, covering a broad range of disciplines and subjects.

Arts and Humanities Citation Index

Arts and Humanities Citation Index.

ATLA Religion

ATLA (American Theological Library Association) is an index to religion and theological literature.

ATLAS

ATLAS is a full-text database of select religion and theological periodicals.

Biological Abstracts

An index with abstracts to periodicals in biology and the life sciences.

BioAgIndex

Leading publications in agriculture, biology, forestry, and ecology.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index

Biography and Genealogy Master Index is a citation-only database which indexes current and retrospective biographical sources.

Biography Index

This FirstSearch database is an index to a wide range of biographical materials.

Book Review

Index of reviews of current English-language fiction and nonfiction books.

CAMIO

Collection of over 30,000 high resolution images of artworks including photographs, jewelry, textiles, sculptures and paintings, held by 20 major museums worldwide.

CINAHL

Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature.

ComAbstracts

ComAbstracts database contains abstracts of articles published in the primary professional literature in communication. Approximately 44 journal titles are abstracted covering approximately the last 12 years.

ComIndex

CIOS, ComIndex on the Web indexes some 30 communication journals from the journal's inauguration or 1970, whichever is more recent. Indexing to an additional 44 ComIndex communication journals is available only in the Library at five stations in the PAC area. Indexing is again from the journal's inauguration or 1970, whichever is more recent.

Communication Abstracts

Communication Abstracts provides coverage of recent literature in all areas of communication studies; mass, interpersonal and new communication technologies. The subscription is available through OCLC's Electronic Collections Online (ECO). To access Communication Abstracts, follow the link above which leads to ECO. Click on Individual Journals, and input Communication Abstracts. Then click on Communication Abstracts and Search at the bottom of the screen.

Contemporary Women's Issues

Contemporary Women's Issues (CWI) brings together relevant content from mainstream periodicals, "gray" literature, and the alternative press -- with a focus on the critical issues and events that influence women's lives in more than 190 countries. Includes English-language titles from East and West Africa, Asia, and South and Central America, the Caribbean, North America and Europe.

CountryWatch

CountryWatch.com provides up-to-date information and news on 191 countries of the world. Also available is access to a substantial set of geopolitical, economic, business and environmental background information and data on the countries of the world.

Credo Reference

Credo Reference is a full-text online reference service. The collection includes over three million entries from hundreds of well-regarded titles. Credo's collection is integrated with millions of cross-references and contains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountacy, science to Shakespeare and law to literature.

EconLit

This FirstSearch database is an index to economics literature. It contains records for journal articles, books and working papers.

Education Abstracts

A FirstSearch database indexing leading publications in the field of education.

Electronic Collections Online (ECO)

Access to more than 1100 full text journals in many disciplines.

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica is the world's most comprehensive reference product, a distinction it has held since its first publication in 1768. Encyclopaedia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year. Also included is an Internet directory that includes more than 300,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors. Available through this service are more than 118,000 articles, updated and revised by Encyclopaedia Britannica editors and contributors; over 14,000 illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps, and flags; and more than 215,000 entries--including definitions, pronunciation guides, and word histories--from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus. Beginning in 2002, the Britannica Online will include articles from Britannica Intermediate and Britannica for Kids, a new database feature, Britannica Heritage, which explores articles, images and media from past editions of the encyclopedia and access to 150 full-text periodicals.

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)

The premier education database, indexing journal articles and reports in all areas of the study of education.

Essay and General Literature Index

Find contents in collected works focusing on humanities and social sciences.

FirstSearch

A collection of databases for diverse disciplines. Includes access to Medline, BasicBiosis, WorldCat and many other databases.

General Science Abstracts

General Science Literature indexes articles from news magazines and general science magazines, aimed at a non-scientist audience.

GEOBASE

Worldwide literature on geography, geology and ecology.

Heritage Quest

A resource for Local History and Genealogy research, including census records, local history and family history books and periodicals as well as Revolutionary War files.

Historical Abstracts

Historical coverage of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada).

Humanities Abstracts

Abstacts covering diverse areas of the humanities.

InfoTrac

Academic Onefile: This is a database of scholarly journal articles, much of which is peer reviewed. Academic Onefile covers the sciences, social sciences and the humanities alike.
Business and Company ASAP: A database containing business and financial data, as well as articles on industries and companies.
Business and Company Resource Center: A user-friendly searching tool for business and industry information.
Computer Database: Use this database to find computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.
Educator's Reference Complete: A collection of periodicals, books and reports for educators and school administrators. A large proportion of records include full-text articles.
Expanded Academic ASAP: From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images!
General Business File ASAP: Analyze company performance and activity, industry events and trends as well as the latest in management, economics and politics. Access to a combination of broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images available.
General Onefile: A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.
General Reference Center Gold: A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
Grand Rapids Press: Full-text articles from the Grapd Rapids Press back to 1996.
Health Reference Center Academic: Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.
Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module: Use this Resource Center to find magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, Prescription Drugs, Herbal remedies, and alternative or complementary treatments, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases.
Informe!: A spanish-language database of articles on topics including news, science, culture and entertainment.
Infotrac Custom Newspapers: Infotrac Custom Newspapers includes full-text newspaper articles from all over the Unites States as well as several international papers. Articles from current newspaper issues are available, and some date back to as early as 1980.
Ingenta: An article index and delivery source to 18,000 periodicals from a wide range of disciplines.
Institute of Physics: This site provides full-text access to all journals published by the Institute of Physics. To gain access to the full range of services provided by the Institute of Physics, go to the Institute's home page.
JSTOR: Searchable full text of scholarly journals from a variety of disciplines including history, economics, ecology, math, and more. THIS SUBSCRIPTION BASED PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE ALMA COLLEGE COMMUNITY, OTHER USERS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR INFORMATION.
LexisNexis: Powerful resource for full text information in legal, business, political science, and other topic areas. THIS SUBSCRIPTION BASED PRODUCT IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE ALMA COLLEGE COMMUNITY, OTHER USERS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR INFORMATION.
LexisNexis Congressional Publications: This database offers access to a variety of information by and about the United States Congress, including indexes of congressional publications, legislative histories for public laws, testimony from congressional hearings, the Congressional Record, and information about members and committees.
Literature Resource Center: Literature Resource Center provides access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combining Gale Group's core literary databases in a single online service, the Literature Resource Center covers more than 120,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers, with in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most-studied authors.
Medline: A large database covering all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.
Modern Languages Association (MLA) Bibliography: This database is one of the largest indexes of language and literature journals.
New York Times: Full text access from 1980 to the present. Click ProQuest Historical Newspapers for full text access to the 1851-1999 archives.
New York Times Historical: Full text access to the New York Times from 1851-2003.
Newsbank Michigan Newspapers: Full text articles from The Detroit News(1999-current), The Grand Rapids Press (2002-current) and The Lansing State Journal (1999-current).
Oxford English Dictionary Online: This is the online version of The Oxford English Dictionary, the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. The OED is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.
Philosopher's Index: Philosopher's Index provides indexing and abstracting from books and journals of philosophy and related fields. It covers the areas of ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, and metaphysic logic as well as material on the philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education and language.
Project Muse: Searchable full text of journals from the Johns Hopkins University Press in the disciplines of Humanities, Social Sciences and Mathematics. THIS SUBSCRIPTION BASED RESOURCE IS AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE ALMA COLLEGE COMMUNITY, OTHER USERS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR INFORMATION.
ProQuest
National Newspaper Abstracts: Abstracts and indexing for New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal, included with a subscription to Research Library or Discovery
Nursing & Allied Health Source: Search full-text journals and dissertations in ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source alongside Systematic Reviews, Evidence Summaries, and Best Practice Information Sheets from the renowned Joanna Briggs Institute.
ProQuest Biology Journals: Search full-text journals in the life sciences
ProQuest Computing: Search top computing journals in full text for research on subjects such as database design, software development, web commerce, LANs, WANs, Intranets, and the Internet
ProQuest Education Journals: Search the leading full-text journals in education and related fields
ProQuest Health Management: Find complete, full-text information from leading publications covering all aspects of health administration, including public health and safety, hospitals, finance, personnel management, insurance, population studies, labor relations and law.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times: The New York Times (1851-2003) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Wall Street Journal: The Wall Street Journal (1889-1990) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue
ProQuest Military Collection: Search a comprehensive collection of material on military subjects such as defense, aeronautics and space flight, civil engineering, political science, and more
ProQuest Newspapers: Full-text access to the New York Times from 1980-present and the Wall Street Journal 1984-present.
ProQuest Psychology Journals: With complete full-text coverage from top psychology and related publications, this database meets the needs of both students and mental-health professionals.
ProQuest Religion: Search a comprehensive collection of journals covering religious issues and perspectives, including religious news and information, commentary on topics of general interest from the perspective of a particular religion, and formal theological studies.
ProQuest Research Library: Search the full collection of journals, magazines and newspapers for information on a broad range of general reference subjects.
Arts Module: Search periodicals on subjects such as arts, dance, theater, cinema, and more in this module of ProQuest Research Library.
Business Module: Search periodicals on business subjects such as economics, personal finance, marketing, and more in this ProQuest Research Library module.
Children's Module: Search for current information for or about children in this module of ProQuest Research Library.
Education Module: Search titles on education subjects such as administration, policy, teaching practices, and more in this module of ProQuest Research Library.
General Interest Module: Search periodicals on general interest subjects such as hobbies, fashion, consumer information, travel, and more in this ProQuest Research Library module.
Health Module: Search over 500 health journals, including many full-text resources.
Humanities Module: Search periodicals on humanities subjects such as communication, history, journalism, literature, philosophy, religion, and more in this ProQuest Research Library module.
International Module: Search periodicals on international subjects such as culture, history, social policy, politics, and more in this ProQuest Research Library module.
Law Module: Search periodicals on legal subjects such as business law, civil law, criminal law, and more in this ProQuest Research Library module.
Military Module: Search periodicals on military subjects such as defense, aeronautics and space flight, and other military issues in this ProQuest Research Library module.
Multicultural Module: Search periodicals on multicultural subjects such as ethnic minority and gay/lesbian issues in this ProQuest Research Library module.
Psychology Module: Search periodicals on psychology subjects such as human development, learning, psychiatry, and more in this ProQuest Research Library module.
Sciences Module: Search periodicals on science subjects such as agriculture, biology, chemistry, computers, engineering, physics, and more in this ProQuest Research Library module.
Social Science Module: Search periodicals on social science subjects such as anthropology, culture, criminology, political science, social welfare, urban development, and more in this ProQuest Research Library module.
Women's Interest Module: Search periodicals on women's interest subjects such as feminism, history, political science, social science, and general interest as they relate to women's issues in this ProQuest Research Library module.
ProQuest Science Journals: Search full text and images for the leading periodicals in science and technology. Subject coverage includes computers, engineering, physics, telecommunications, and transportation
PsycArticles: PsycArticles includes full-text articles in general and specialized psychology.
PsycInfo: PsychInfo is one of the most important indexes of resources in the discipline of psychology.
Readers Guide Abstracts: A database containing abstracts of articles from hundreds of popular magazines, many of which are available in full-text.
RIA's Checkpoint Tax Research Platform: A database of tax and financial research on the World Wide Web. The Checkpoint research system offers fast, effective ways to find answers to research questions.
ScienceDirect: ScienceDirect is one of the world's largest providers of scientific, technical and medical (STM) literature. Approximately 1800 journals are currently indexed. Alma College Library subscribes to approximately 200 of these journals in full-text. The rest of the citations include abstracts only.
SciFinder Scholar
SciFinder Scholar is today's leader in providing the most accurate and comprehensive chemical and related scientific information. This desktop research tool for students and faculty provides easy access to the rich and diverse scientific information offered by the CAS databases, including patent and journal references, substance information, regulated chemicals and chemical reactions.

You will need to setup a username and password in order to access the Alma College subscription to SciFinder Scholar. Please ask at the Reference Desk in the Library for further information.
SIRS Researcher: This database covers politics, global affairs, economics and social issues, containing records from selected news sources worldwide, as well as government publications, magazines and scholarly journals.
Social Sciences Abstracts: This FirstSearch database contains records for articles in all areas of the social sciences, including psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, geography and political science.
Sociological Abstracts: Sociological Abstracts indexes international literature in sociology and related fields. Entries include abstracts and citation linking where available.
Standard and Poor's: Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage provides access to Industry Surveys, Company Profiles, Stock Reports and other business and investment data.
STNeasy: Primary index to chemistry resources. As academic users, AC patrons are limited to evening and weekend availability of database. Please see a librarian for ID and password.
Wall Street Journal: Abstracts and full text articles from the financial newspaper covering 1984-present.
Wall Street Journal Historical: Abstracts and full text articles from the financial newspaper covering 1889-1989.
Wilson Business: This database contains records for articles in over 800 journals in all areas of business. Records include abstracts for articles published since 1990.
Wilson Select Plus: This is an all full-text database of selected journals and magazines in the sciences, humanities, business, education and other subject areas.
Women's Writers Project: Project from Brown University which includes text of writings by women authors from 1400 to 1850.
World Almanac: This database includes full-text entries from Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia as well as four almanacs. This is an excellent source for quick-reference facts and data.
WorldCat: WorldCat is a catalog of books and other media held by libraries and archives worldwide. It contains millions of bibliographic records in hundreds of languages. Alma College students, faculty and staff can place Interlibrary Loan Requests directly within WorldCat.

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