FDU LibGuides: WRIT 1002: Prof. Harris: Recommended Databases

Top Recommended Databases

Background Information

Locating background information is an important first step to developing your keywords and search statements.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Credo Reference is an online reference library providing access to over 615 reference books. It includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations, in addition to a range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy and literature to law.  Database Guide

Sociology Database

SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window SocINDEX with Full Text is a comprehensive research database covering sociology as well as related areas: It provides full text for some 890 journals dating back to 1908, as well as full text for over 850 books and monographs and over 16,800 conference papers. Indexing is provided for more than 4,000 journals, with abstracts for over 1,300 "core" journals dating back to 1895.

Health Database

PubMed This link opens in a new window PubMed® comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

Education Database

ERIC This link opens in a new window ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, is a national information system supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Library of Education, and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. It provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. ERIC contains more than 1.4 million records and links to more than 337,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966.

Psychology Database

PsycINFO This link opens in a new window PsycINFO contains more than three million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology. Journal coverage, which spans from 1887 to present, includes international material selected from more than 2,500 periodicals in over 35 languages. It also includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law.

Multidisciplinary Databases (any topic)

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window A collection of more than 8,000 journals covering a variety of academic disciplines — from science, technology and medicine to the humanities.  Database Guide 
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window Academic Search Premier, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 4,600 scholarly publications, including more than 3,900 peer-reviewed publications.
Research Library This link opens in a new window Search ProQuest for information from over 3,300 newspapers and periodicals on a wide range of topics including the arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and physical sciences.  Database Guide

Overview

This guide is designed to aid students in WRIT1002 conduct research based on their reading of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. It is broken down into suggested library databases by subject and citation resources. Please let me know if you need any assistance after our class!

Brooke Duffy b.duffy@fdu.edu

Recommended Databases

See below for some recommended databases for health, education, psychology, historical research, sociology and background information.

Databases

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Credo Reference is an online reference library providing access to over 615 reference books. It includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations, in addition to a range of subject-specific titles covering everything from art to accountancy and literature to law.  Database Guide 
Global Issues In Context This link opens in a new window Integrates news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more in a single search.

You can also use a Google search to locate pertinent background information on your topic. Please make sure you verify the information in each source you find by using lateral reading and fact checking techniques.

Links we found through lateral reading and fact checking as a class

SAMHSA American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribal Affairs and Policy Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy
SAMSHA - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
HHS American Indian/Alaska Native Health
National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED)

SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window SocINDEX with Full Text is a comprehensive research database covering sociology as well as related areas: It provides full text for some 890 journals dating back to 1908, as well as full text for over 850 books and monographs and over 16,800 conference papers. Indexing is provided for more than 4,000 journals, with abstracts for over 1,300 "core" journals dating back to 1895.
Diversity Studies Collection This link opens in a new window Provides 150 journals exploring cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community.
Global Issues In Context This link opens in a new window Integrates news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more in a single search.

PubMed This link opens in a new window PubMed® comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
MEDLINE This link opens in a new window MEDLINE with Full Text includes the authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and more found in MEDLINE, but additionally provides full text (dating back to 1965) for over 1,470 journals indexed in MEDLINE.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window CINAHL Plus with Full Text covers nursing, biomedicine, alternative and complementary medicine, consumer health, health sciences librarianship, and 17 allied health disciplines. In addition, it offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals, and book chapters. Full text, dating back to 1937, is provided for over 770 journals; indexing is provided for over 4,600 journals.
Useful for:
Nursing
Pharmacy
Allied Health

Includes:

Scholarly journals
Case studies
Clinical trials
Evidence-based care sheets
News
Standards of practice
Systematic reviews
Videos
CEU

Similar Resources:
Nursing and Allied Health
ScienceDirect College Edition This link opens in a new window The ScienceDirect College Edition includes some 1,900 full-text Elsevier journals in three collections: Health & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Social & Behavioral Sciences. Full-text coverage starts in 1995 or later (depending on journal) and continues to the present.

ERIC This link opens in a new window ERIC, the Educational Resource Information Center, is a national information system supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Library of Education, and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. It provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. ERIC contains more than 1.4 million records and links to more than 337,000 full-text documents dating back to 1966.
Chronicle of Higher Education This link opens in a new window The Chronicle is published every weekday and is the top destination for news, advice, and jobs for people in academe. It features the complete contents of the latest issue; daily news and advice columns; thousands of current job listings; an archive of previously published content; and more.

PsycINFO This link opens in a new window PsycINFO contains more than three million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology. Journal coverage, which spans from 1887 to present, includes international material selected from more than 2,500 periodicals in over 35 languages. It also includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law.
PsycARTICLES This link opens in a new window PsycARTICLES is a definitive source of full-text, peer-reviewed journal articles in psychology. The database contains over 150,000 articles from nearly 80 journals. Coverage spans 1894 to present.  Database Guide 
Psychology Collection This link opens in a new window Provide access to authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology.

Global Issues In Context This link opens in a new window Integrates news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more in a single search.
American History Online This link opens in a new window Spanning more than 500 years of political, military, social, and cultural history including resource—subject entries, biographies, primary sources, images and videos, maps and charts, and timelines.
Modern World History Online This link opens in a new window Modern World History Online covers the important people and events of world history from the age of exploration in the mid-15th century through the modern era. Topical entries, biographies, maps, primary source documents, and timeline entries provide a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, and events that have defined world history.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context This link opens in a new window A resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. Includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more.
World History In Context This link opens in a new window Great Starting Resource Journal and magazine articles Reference and background resources Audio/Visual Resources Provides a chronicle of the great cultures and societies that have formed the history of the human race. Rare primary sources, reliable reference and multi-media content put this vast topic into context for students.

Off Campus Access

Remote (off campus) access to the FDU databases is available only to FDU students, faculty, and staff.

To access a database from off campus, select it from the library's A-Z Databases List. You will be prompted for your FDU NET ID and password. Upon verification you will be given access to the database.

Library Instruction Review

Complete this brief review at the end of class

WRIT 1002: Prof. Harris: Recommended Databases