THE COLLEGE OF WESTCHESTER
Research Databases (by Subject)
Instructions:

Select one of the subjects and you will be provided with relevant databases and descriptions. You will be prompted to enter your username and password. These are the same as you use to log-in on-campus .

American History Education Military & Government
Business IT & Multimedia Multidisciplinary
Careers & Occupations Literature Newspapers
Company & Industry
Medical & Health
Science
     
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- American History -
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library - Full-text sources for multi-disciplinary research. American Civil War Reference Library, Acts of Congress, Gale Encyclopedias on health topics, etc. *This is a NOVEL database provided by New York State, contact the librarian if you are prompted for a password*
- Business -
  • ABI/Inform Dateline - Local and regional business news coverage of corporations, privately held companies, start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news.
  • ABI/Inform Global - Business periodicals for business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, and more.
  • ABI/Inform Trade and Industry - Business periodicals and newsletters with a trade or industry focus. (industry news, product and competitive information, marketing trends).
  • Business Source Elite - Full text for scholarly business journals and peer-reviewed business publications.
- Careers and Occupations -
  • Vault Online - Carefully researched and continually updated "insider" information on over 3,000 companies and 70 industries.
- Company & Industry -
  • Business and Company Resource Center - Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals. *This is a NOVEL database provided by New York State, contact the librarian if you are prompted for a password*
  • Hoover's Online - Provides information on companies, both private and public, and US and non-US. Includes history, competitors, financials, key executives, and industry trends, etc.
  • Mergent Online - Company data, annual reports, archival data, bond portraits, & equity portraits for U.S. & international companies.
- Education -
  • College Source- Database of college catalogs of 2 and 4 year colleges located in the United States and worldwide.
  • ERIC - Contains digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 980 educational and education-related journals.
- IT & Multimedia -
  • Books 24x7 - The Library ITPro Collection is an individualized professional information service providing access to E-Books via the Web.
- Literature -
  • Book Index with Reviews- Searchable directory by author's name or book title that also includes reviews and and forthcoming titles.
  • The Serials Directory - Provides bibliographic information and current pricing for serials, including international and newspaper publications.
  • Twayne Authors Series - Full-text of 200 frequently used Twayne Literary Masters books on individual World, US, or English authors; 600 individual full-text titles. *This is a NOVEL database provided by New York State, contact the librarian if you are prompted for a password*
- Medical & Health -
  • Clinical Pharmacology - Drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and investigational drugs.
  • Health and Wellness Resource Center - Magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on health and medical topics. Also includes links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites as well as government databases. *This is a NOVEL database provided by New York State, contact the librarian if you are prompted for a password*
  • Health Reference Center Academic - Includes articles on: Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc. *This is a NOVEL database provided by New York State, contact the librarian if you are prompted for a password*
  • Health Source: Consumer Edition - Health information on many topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
  • MEDLINE - medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, etc.
- Military & Government -
- Multidisciplinary -
  • Academic Search Elite - Multi-disciplinary database in full-text that covers virtually every area of academic study.
  • Informe - Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias. *This is a NOVEL database provided by New York State, contact the librarian if you are prompted for a password*
  • MasterFILE Select- Multidisciplinary database in full-text that covers virtually every area of academic study.
  • MAS Ultra - Multidisciplinary database in full-text that covers general interest and current events publications.
  • Research Library - coverage of a broad range of subjects including arts, business, children, education, general interest, etc
- Newspapers -
  • Custom Newspapers - Search a collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international. *This is a NOVEL database provided by New York State, contact the librarian if you are prompted for a password*
  • National Newspaper Index - Indexing of : The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times & The Washington Post. *This is a NOVEL database provided by New York State, contact the librarian if you are prompted for a password*
  • Newspaper Source - Selected full text for 25 national ( U.S. ) and international newspapers.
  • New York State Newspapers - Includes ten major newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post. *This is a NOVEL database provided by New York State, contact the librarian if you are prompted for a password*
  • ProQuest Newspapers - collection of hundreds of newspapers including Barron's, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, NYT's, etc.
- Science -
  • General Science Collection - Contains full-text coverage for many popular science publications. Provides information on all aspects of the scientfic world.
 
 

 

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