Use the following databases to locate citations to articles, essays & additional information.
* indicates priority database for the subject.
Search LCU's online catalog by Periodical title to locate volumes & dates in LCU library. 

For Off-campus users:  click here.  Use your LCUnet username/password. 
(Contact 806-720-7100 or ISHelpDesk@lcu.edu for connection difficulties.)

Databases for any subject
* Academic Search: articles for all areas of study with 6000+ full text journals.
* Wilson Select Plus: articles in business, humanities, science, & education, 2000+full text.
* Master File Premier: variety of subjects with full text articles, documents & maps.
Biography Index: indexes biographical material for all subjects.
Book Review: index to reviews of fiction, nonfiction & children's books.
Essay & General Literature: index to essays in humanities and social science books.
Global Road Warrior: comprehensive data on countries: business, society, culture, travel, communication, religion and maps
Periodical Abstracts: popular & academic magazines; news, television & radio shows.  
Readers Guide Abstracts: of popular periodicals on all subjects.
SIRS Researcher: social, scientific, economic & political issues.
Topic Search: current events articles from 1500+ sources [select grade level].

Art & Music Databases
Art Abstracts: index of international art publications.
Arts & Humanities: journal citation index for a broad range of disciplines.
Humanities Abstracts: articles in humanities journals.
Use "study and teaching" or Education databases for methods articles.

Behavioral Sciences Databases (Psychology, Social work, Criminal Justice)
* Psychology & Behavioral Science: articles from 500+ peer reviewed journals.
*SocIndex with Full Text: sociological research from 400+ full text journals.
* Social Science Abstracts: social work, criminology, political science & economics.
Alternative Press Index & Archive (1969-90): cultural, political & social change.
CWI: Contemporary Women’s Issues - indexes health and human rights issues.
PsycFirst: index of psychology & related fields for current three years.

Business Databases
* Business Source: magazines, journals, reports & SWOT analyses - 4000+ full text. 
* Wilson Business: index of major business journals.
ABI Inform: U.S. and international business & management index.
Business Dateline: newspapers & magazine business articles.
Business Industry: abstracts of company & industry facts, figures, people & events.
* Business Management: indexes articles on practical aspects to management issues.
Computer Source: index of current trends in technology.
Disclosure: directory information on US publicly traded companies.
Economic Literature: abstracts of journals, books & working papers in economics.
Information Science & Technology Abstracts (ISTA): indexes journals, books, reports.
Internet & PC Abstracts: index of magazines & journals.
Regional Business News: newswires & index for regional publications with some full text.
* Value Line Investment Survey Reports
World Scope: basic financial information on public companies worldwide.

Education Databases
* Professional Development: articles for educators from 500+ full text journals.
* Education Abstracts: all education areas from administration to teaching methods.
ERIC: index of articles, reports & some full text digests--
          TTU Library Microforms has documents (ED) in fiche.
Library Literature: library and information science index.

History and Political Science Databases
* Social Science Abstracts: economics, geography, law, political science & social work.
* World History Collection: global history content from 150+ full text journals.
Alternative Press Index & Archive (1969-90): cultural, political & social change.
Bibliography of Native North Americans:citations for books, essays, journals & documents.
GPO monthly catalog: indexes US government documents. (at TTU Library Govt. Documents)
Handbook of Texas: encyclopedia for Texas people & events.
Heritage Quest: genealogy resource-census data, family records & local histories.
Humanities Abstracts: includes history journal articles.
Legal Collection: full text articles from 250+ scholarly law journals.
Legal Periodicals: index to legal periodicals and publications.
Military & Government Collection: military periodicals and pamphlets with 400+ full text. 
Texas Digital Sanborn Maps: community maps, 1867-1970.
Texas Reference Center: journals & books about Texas with 80+ full text.

Literature Databases
* Humanities Abstracts: index of articles in humanities journals.
* Literature Resource Center: biographies, analyses & essays with many full text.
Arts & Humanities: journal citation index for a broad range of disciplines.
20th Century Poetry: collection of English and American poems.

Medicine and Consumer Health Databases 
* Health & Wellness Resource: full text medical books, journals, videos, & web sites.
* Health Reference Center Academic: magazines, journals & pamphlets.
* Health Source - Nursing/Academic: articles from 500+ nursing and allied health journals.
* Health Source - Consumer: health, nutrition, & drug info from 150+ books & magazines.
Alt Health watch: complementary & alternative medicine with 150+ full text journals.
Consumer Health: full text health information for patients.
Consumer Index: articles on consumer information with web links.
CWI - Contemporary women's issues: index of health & human rights.
Medline: abstracts of articles from medical journals and reports.  
Natural & Alternative Treatments: articles on evidence-based therapies & treatment.
PsycFirst: index of psychology & related fileds for current three years.

Religion Databases
* ATLA Religion & ATLAS: religious & theological index with 400+ full text journals.
* Religion & Philosophy: theology & philosophical articles from 300+ full text journals.
Biblical Archaeology Archive: Biblical Archaeology Review, Bible Review full text & images.
Humanities Abstracts: includes theology journal articles.
Oxford Scholarship Online - Religion: full text scholarly books (primarily for graduate students)

Science Databases
* Science Select: over 300 full text natural sicence journals. 
* Science & Technology: articles from 800+ full text science & technology journals.
Agricola: abstracts materials relating to all aspects of agriculture.
ASTA - Applied Science & Technology Abstracts: trade and industrial journals.
Biological & Agricultural Index: popular to professional journals.
Biology Digest: non-technical abstracts (digests) in biology, ecology, & health.
General Science Abstracts: leading general science journals.
GEOBASE: abstracts worldwide literature on geography & geology.
Green File: indexes human impact to the environment.

General Information & News
* InfoTrac Newspapers: 100+ full text US papers including NY Times and Times (London).
* Newspaper Source: U.S. and international newspapers with full text & TV news transcripts.
* Vocational & Career: 350+ full text trade & industry periodicals.
Alternative Press Index & Archive (1969-90): cultural, political & social change.
Books in Print: bibliographic information for books, some with reviews.
Dissertations: index of dissertations accepted at US accredited institutions. 
Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia: entries on a variety of subjects.
Newspaper Abstracts: 50 national & regional newspapers.
Papers / Proceedings First: index for papers presented at conferences worldwide.
World Almanac: facts, statistics, & biographies from 4 almanacs and Funk & Wagnall's.

K-12 Databases
ELibrary: magazines, books, newspapers & approved websites.
Encyclopedia of Animals: full text entries about animals.
MAS ultra: full text from 700+ books, magazines & maps on current events topics.
Middle Search Plus: full text from 140+ magazines, biographies & photos.
Primary Search: full text from 70+ magazines for elementary students.
Searchasaurus--Primary and Middle: biographies, magazines, maps & photos full text.

Spanish Language Databases
Clase Periodica: index of Latin American journals in science and humanities.
Economia & Negocios: index for business and economics.
Fuente Academica: Latin American & Spanish journals with 200+ full text.
MedicLatina: medical research journals with 100+ full text.

Journal locators
Directory of Open Access Journals: free full text scholarly journals on the Internet.
Serials Directory: bibliographic information on U.S. and international titles.
TD Net: searchable list of journal titles in TexShare with link to full text if available.

Electronic books 
Ebooks: catalog of online e-books.
NetLibrary: ebooks to download & read. (See NetLibrary Information Guide for details.)

World Catalog: books in libraries worldwide. Check LCU library catalog for books at LCU.

Database contents may change without notice due to contractual agreements between publishers and vendor. Publishers may deny text availability of recent months or years.

See Help screens in the databases for information or tutorial such as:
First Search Tutorial: www.oclc.org/support/documentation/firstsearch/using/refcard/default.htm
Oxford Scholarship-Religion: http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/oso/public/tour/tour_start.html 

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