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General/Reference

Academic OneFile
Journal articles on a wide range of topics.

Academic Search Premier (provided by SUNYConnect)
Journal articles on a wide range of topics. (1975 - present)

ArticleFirst (provided by SUNYConnect)
Index of articles on all topics from the contents pages of journals. (1990 - present)

ArticlesOnlineFAST
Serves as an introductory source for quick retrieval of a few full-text articles in many subject areas.

Bengal Central Search
Search a wide range of databases plus the library catalog all at once with one results list.

Book Index with Reviews
Information on millions of books including fiction and non-fiction titles in all genres, many with full-text reviews.

CBIR Online
Creativity Based Information Resources includes annotated records of books, articles, dissertations, videos, and other works focusing on creativity

Electronic Collections Online
Scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines. (1995 - present)

FirstSearch Periodical Titles
Find specific periodical titles in FirstSearch databases

Informe (provided by NOVELny)
Articles from Spanish language and bilingual periodicals. (1994 - present)

InfoTrac Junior Edition (provided by NOVELny)
Periodical database for students in junior high and middle school on a wide range of topics. (1991 - present)

Ingenta (provided by SUNYConnect)
Multidisciplinary periodical index and commercial document delivery service

LexisNexis Academic
News, business, legal, and reference information from periodicals, wire service reports, news broadcasts, and more

MAS Ultra - School Edition
General interest and current events magazines as well as reference sources for high school students.

MasterFILE Premier (provided by SUNYConnect)
Periodical articles on all topics plus short biographies, contemporary primary source documents, images, and information from reference sources.

NOVELny
The New York Online Virtual Electronic Library provides a variety of resources including articles, books, and reference sources. Free access is available to anyone with a New York State driver’s license, New York State non-driver’s photo ID, or a public library card.

Peer Reviewed Articles EZ
Serves as an introductory source for quick retrieval of a few citations, many with full-text availability, from peer reviewed journals in many subject areas.

Primary Search (provided by NOVELny)
Articles from children's magazines appropriate for elementary school level.

Readers' Guide Retrospective, 1890-1982
Covers a wide range of topics from popular, general interest periodicals published in the United States.

Searchasaurus (provided by NOVELny)
Information for elementary and middle school students.

TOPICsearch (provided by NOVELny)
Current events and popular topics for middle school and high school students.

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News & Events

Academic OneFile
Journal articles on a wide range of topics.

Academic Search Premier (provided by SUNYConnect)
Journal articles on a wide range of topics. (1975 - present)

ArticlesOnlineFAST
Serves as an introductory source for quick retrieval of a few full-text articles in many subject areas.

Atlanta Constitution (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Searchable database of full-text articles from the Atlanta Constitution (1868-1929).

Bengal Central Search
Search a wide range of databases plus the library catalog all at once with one results list.

Boston Globe (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Searchable database of full-text articles from the Boston Globe (1872-1923).

Chicago Tribune (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Searchable database of full-text articles from the Chicago Tribune (1849-1985).

Christian Science Monitor (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Searchable database of full-text articles from the Christian Science Monitor (1908-1993).

Custom Newspapers (provided by NOVELny)
A collection of national and international newspapers.

Ethnic NewsWatch
Newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press. Spanish language version also available. (1985 - present)

Hartford Courant (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Searchable database of full-text articles from the Hartford Courant (1764-1984).

LexisNexis Academic
News, business, legal, and reference information from periodicals, wire service reports, news broadcasts, and more

Los Angeles Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Searchable database of full-text articles from the Los Angeles Times (1881-1985).

Military & Government Collection (provided by SUNYConnect)
Current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government with full text for nearly 400 periodicals.

New York State Newspapers (provided by NOVELny)
A select group of newspapers from New York State.

New York Times
Searchable database of selected full-text articles from the New York Times. Material from 1851-1922 and 1987 to present is free of charge. Some material from 1923-1986 is free.

New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Searchable database of full-text articles from the New York Times (1851-2003).

Newspaper Source
Articles from U.S. and international newspapers and newswires.

ProQuest Historical Newspapers
Searchable database that includes full-text articles from nine newspapers: Atlanta Constitution (1868-1929), Boston Globe (1872-1923), Chicago Tribune (1849-1985), Christian Science Monitor (1908-1993), Hartford Courant (1764-1984), Los Angeles Times (1881-1985), New York Times (1851-2003), Wall Street Journal (1889 - 1989), and Washington Post (1877-1990).

Readers' Guide Retrospective, 1890-1982
Covers a wide range of topics from popular, general interest periodicals published in the United States.

Regional Business News
Full-text regional business publications and newswires from around the world.

Wall Street Journal (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Searchable database of full-text articles from the Wall Street Journal (1889 - 1989).

Washington Post (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Searchable database of full-text articles from the Washington Post (1877-1990).

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Arts & Humanities

Academic OneFile
Journal articles on a wide range of topics.

Academic Search Premier (provided by SUNYConnect)
Journal articles on a wide range of topics. (1975 - present)

Art Abstracts
Periodical articles about fine arts, architecture, art history, fashion design, and more. (1984 - present)

ArticlesOnlineFAST
Serves as an introductory source for quick retrieval of a few full-text articles in many subject areas.

Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Search for citations to scholarly journal articles. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. This database is known online as Web of Science. (1970 – present)

Bengal Central Search
Search a wide range of databases plus the library catalog all at once with one results list.

ClasePeriodica
Index of articles written in Spanish, French, Portuguese, and English from Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences, humanities, science, and technology (mid-1970s - present).

Communication & Mass Media Complete
Journals covering all areas of communication and mass media studies.

Humanities International Index
Covers journals and other important resources in the humanities.

International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance with Full Text
Journal articles and books on all aspects of theater and performance worldwide.

International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text
Articles from popular and scholarly music and music education periodicals.

JSTOR
Archive of back issues from scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.

Literary Reference Center
Information from literary journals, reference works and books which provide biographical and critical analysis of thousands of literary figures and their writings.

Making of America
A digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction, comprised of books and journals. The library is divided into two distinct, searchable collections: one at Cornell University, and the other at the University of Michigan.

MLA Directory of Periodicals
Directory of periodicals covered in the MLA International Bibliography

MLA International Bibliography
Modern Language Association database of journal articles, books, and more pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. (1926 - present)

Peer Reviewed Articles EZ
Serves as an introductory source for quick retrieval of a few citations, many with full-text availability, from peer reviewed journals in many subject areas.

Philosopher's Index
Journal articles and books in philosophy and related fields. (1940 - present)

Project MUSE
Scholarly journals in the arts, humanities and social sciences

Readers' Guide Retrospective, 1890-1982
Covers a wide range of topics from popular, general interest periodicals published in the United States.

Religion and Philosophy Collection
Journal articles in religion and philosophy.

Sage Premier (Sage Journals Online)
Over 450 scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities, and health.

Web of Science
Search for citations to scholarly journal articles in all subject areas. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. (1970 – present)

WWD Online
Searchable database of fashion and clothing industry information and photos from Women's Wear Daily. On-campus use only. Username is sunyb. No password needed. (1994 - present)

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Sciences

Academic OneFile
Journal articles on a wide range of topics.

Academic Search Premier (provided by SUNYConnect)
Journal articles on a wide range of topics. (1975 - present)

Agricola
Journal articles, books, and audiovisual materials on all aspects of agriculture, forestry, and animal science. (1970 - present)

American Chemical Society Web Editions
Searchable database of journals published by the American Chemical Society.

Applied Science and Technology Abstracts
Periodical articles about computer science, engineering, food industry, physics, textile industry, applied mathematics, and more. (1983 - present)

ArticlesOnlineFAST
Serves as an introductory source for quick retrieval of a few full-text articles in many subject areas.

BasicBIOSIS
Discontinued by database publisher. Use Web of Science for equivalent coverage.

Bengal Central Search
Search a wide range of databases plus the library catalog all at once with one results list.

Biological and Agricultural Index
Popular and scholarly periodicals.

BioOne Abstracts and Indexes
Keyword and subject search engine for BioOne, which includes research journals focused on biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. For browsing of journal titles, link to BioOne

CINAHL Plus with Full Text (provided by SUNYConnect)
Health and nursing periodicals, mostly academic.

ClasePeriodica
Index of articles written in Spanish, French, Portuguese, and English from Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences, humanities, science, and technology (mid-1970s - present).

ComDisDome: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Journal articles, books, dissertations, Web sites, and institutions in speech-language pathology and audiology.

General Science Collection (provided by NOVELny)
Full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications (1992 - present).

GeoRef
Comprehensive geoscience database produced by the American Geological Institute.

GeoScienceWorld
Searchable database of scholarly journals in the geosciences.

Health and Wellness Resource Center
Magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, and information on topics including fitness, pregnancy, diseases, medicine, nutrition, alcohol and drug abuse, herbal remedies, and alternative treatments.

Health Reference Center Academic (provided by NOVELny)
Medical journals, consumer health magazines, reference books, and pamphlets. (1980 - present)

Health Source: Consumer Edition
Consumer health information from periodicals, pamphlets, and reference books

Health Source: Nursing/Academic
Scholarly articles on many medical disciplines especially nursing and allied health. (1984 - present)

Institute of Physics Journals (see IOPscience [Institute of Physics])

IOPscience (Institute of Physics)
Database of articles from over 50 journals published by the Institute of Physics from 1874 to the present.

JSTOR
Archive of back issues from scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.

MathSciNet
Index of mathematics journals. (1940 - present)

MEDLINE - EBSCOhost MEDLINE (provided by SUNYConnect)
Journals published internationally covering all areas of medicine. (1965 - present)

MEDLINE - PubMed
Journals published internationally covering all areas of medicine. (1965 - present)

Peer Reviewed Articles EZ
Serves as an introductory source for quick retrieval of a few citations, many with full-text availability, from peer reviewed journals in many subject areas.

Readers' Guide Retrospective, 1890-1982
Covers a wide range of topics from popular, general interest periodicals published in the United States.

Science Citation Index
Search for citations to scholarly journal articles. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. This database is known online as Web of Science. (1970 – present)

Science Reference Center (provided by NOVELny)
Provides access to full-text science-oriented content from periodicals and reference books for educators and students in grades five to twelve as well as the general public.

ScienceDirect (provided by SUNYConnect)
Journals in the fields of science, technology and medicine from Elsevier Science and other publishers. Also includes topics in business, language and linguistics, and other social sciences

Textile Technology Index
Covers the scientific and technological aspects of textile production and processing.

Web of Science
Search for citations to scholarly journal articles in all subject areas. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. (1970 – present)

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Social Sciences

Academic OneFile
Journal articles on a wide range of topics.

Academic Search Premier (provided by SUNYConnect)
Journal articles on a wide range of topics. (1975 - present)

America: History and Life
Journal articles, book reviews, dissertations, and more about the U.S. and Canada from prehistory to the present. (1964 - present)

American Chemical Society Web Editions
Searchable database of journals published by the American Chemical Society.

Anthropology Plus
Index to journal articles in all areas of anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, and folklore from the late-nineteenth-century to the present.

AnthroSource
Peer reviewed journals, newsletters, and bulletins published by the American Anthropological Association.

ArticlesOnlineFAST
Serves as an introductory source for quick retrieval of a few full-text articles in many subject areas.

Bengal Central Search
Search a wide range of databases plus the library catalog all at once with one results list.

Business Source Premier (provided by SUNYConnect)
Scholarly and general business periodicals. (1990 - present)

ClasePeriodica
Index of articles written in Spanish, French, Portuguese, and English from Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences, humanities, science, and technology (mid-1970s - present).

Criminal Justice Abstracts (for criminal justice journals, use SocINDEX with Full Text)

Criminology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection
Peer reviewed articles covering subjects such as criminal justice, juvenile delinquency, policing, forensic psychology, and domestic violence.

EconLit
Journal articles, books, and dissertations on economics. (1969 - present)

Education: A SAGE Full-Text Collection
Peer reviewed articles covering all areas of education.

Education Research Complete (provided by SUNYConnect)
Indexes over 1,500 journals, with full text for over 750 journals, in all areas of education. Includes full text for more than 100 books and numerous education-related conference papers.

eHRAF Archaeology
Cross-cultural database of information covering the archaeological history of cultures and traditions worldwide.

eHRAF World Cultures (formerly eHRAF Ethnography)
Cross-cultural database containing books, articles, and dissertations on all aspects of cultural and social life worldwide.

Emerald Fulltext
Business and management journals (abstracts 1989 - present, full text 1994 - present).

ERIC - EBSCOhost ERIC (provided by SUNYConnect)
Journal articles, books, theses, curricula, and conference papers on education topics (1966 - present). (1966 - present)

ERIC - U.S. Department of Education
Journal articles, books, theses, curricula, and conference papers on education topics (1966 - present).

GenderWatch
Historical and current perspectives on gender issues. (1970 - present)

HarpWeek (provided by SUNYConnect)
Browse or search the full-text, full-image electronic version of Harper's Weekly for the years 1857-1865 covering the Civil War

HeinOnline
Collection of legal research materials, including law journals and coverage of the Supreme Court, Federal Register, and Treaties and Agreements.

Historical Abstracts
Periodical articles, books, and dissertations about world history from 1450 to the present, excluding the U.S. and Canada. (1954 - present)

Hospitality & Tourism Complete
Scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism (1965 - present).

HRAF (see eHRAF Archaeology and eHRAF World Cultures (formerly eHRAF Ethnography))

JSTOR
Archive of back issues from scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.

LegalTrac
Indexes law reviews, bar association journals, and other legal periodicals
(1980 - present).

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Topics include librarianship, online information retrieval, cataloging, information management, and more. (mid-1960s - present)

NCJRS Database
Searchable collection of over 3500 full-text documents, plus 190,000 article and document abstracts, from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service database and library.

Peer Reviewed Articles EZ
Serves as an introductory source for quick retrieval of a few citations, many with full-text availability, from peer reviewed journals in many subject areas.

Psychology: A Sage Full-Text Collection
Peer reviewed articles covering many aspects of psychology.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Journal articles in psychology and behavioral sciences.

Project MUSE
Scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences

PsycARTICLES
Full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychology Association and allied organizations (1987 - present).

PsycINFO
Comprehensive index to journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines (1887 - present).

Readers' Guide Retrospective, 1890-1982
Covers a wide range of topics from popular, general interest periodicals published in the United States.

Sage Premier (Sage Journals Online)
Over 450 scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities, and health.

ScienceDirect (provided by SUNYConnect)
Journals in the fields of science, technology, medicine, and social sciences from Elsevier Science and other publishers

Social Sciences Citation Index
Search for citations to scholarly journal articles. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. This database is known online as Web of Science. (1970 – present)

SocINDEX with Full Text
Journals in sociology and social work, plus coverage of anthropology, criminal justice, gender studies, and more. Also indexes books and conference papers.

Sociology: A Sage Full-Text Collection
Peer reviewed articles covering all areas of sociology.

Web of Science
Search for citations to scholarly journal articles in all subject areas. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. (1970 – present)


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