Electronic Journals
Electronic Journals can be found in the Library
Catalog by:
- Searching under SUBJECT for electronic
journal (complete list in alphabetical order)
- Searching under TITLE for the title of a specific journal
- Searching under WORD in the form: topic_word and (electronic journal)
Replace topic_word with a word or phrase that describes the topic of
the ejournal you want.
Electronic journals can also be found by browsing or searching our journal
list.
The library also subscribes to services that allow you to search collections
of ejournals. Some of these services appear below:
ABI/INFORM
full text
abstracts from 1971; full text from 1987.
Articles in advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers and information on 60,000+ companies.
Primarily a database for retrieving journal articles but allows for searching by company in the advanced search section. The ABI/INFORM database offers searchable full text of more than 1800 of the leading business and management journals in North America and the world from 1987 forward. Coverage is international and includes advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also compiles information on 60,000+ companies!
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: Updated weekly
Scope: International
Languages: English
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka;
Griffis, Patrick
Searchable articles from academic and professional journals and magazines covering every academic discipline.
This excellent one-stop resource lets you search citations and summaries by keyword and then instantly retrieve the full text of articles from journals online. The Get Text button helps you locate any article without linked full text in alternate online sources or in UNLV's print journal collection.
Alternate name: EbscoHOST, ASP
Vendor name: Ebsco
Update frequency: Updated daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
More info: RefWorks instructions
Accounting-related business journals and official releases from the AICPA and FASB.
Serves as the principle research tool for accounting and tax professionals. Includes indexing and abstracts for nearly 300 core accounting-related business journals, including official releases from the AICPA and FASB, as well as selective indexing from over 1000 additional sources. National and international in scope, covers accounting policies and standards, state and national tax legislation, corporate and individual taxation, compensation and pension plans and corporate financial management. Profiles accounting firms, CPAs and management consulting firms.
To obtain AICPA and FASB releases, search by Author in the advanced search feature and type in AICPA or FASB in the search box.
Alternate name: Accountants' Index.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: Weekly
Scope: International
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick
Articles from the ACM journals, magazines, and conference proceedings.
Use this resource to search citations and full text of ACM journal and conference proceedings.
Alternate name: Association for Computing Machinery
Vendor name: Portal
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Smith, Caroline
More info: RefWorks instructions
Articles about complementary and alternative medicine.
Alt Health Watch offers abstracts or full text of nearly 50,000 articles from over 160 international, peer-reviewed, and professional journals, magazines, reports, proceedings, and association and consumer newsletters about complementary and alternative medicine. Covers such areas of alternative medicine as acupuncture, chiropractic, aromatherapy, naturopathy, homeopathy, osteopathy, and numerous cross-cultural therapies.
Vendor name: Ebsco
Update frequency: quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva
More info: Search tips
RefWorks instructions
Journal articles and books about the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
This index includes almost 400,000 bibliographic entries from over 2,000 journals published worldwide. Books, media reviews, and dissertations are also covered, and approximately 16,000 entries are added each year. The Get Text button links to online full text when available and offers access to UNLV print collections and document delivery options for books and articles not available online.
Vendor name: Ebsco
Scope: U.S. and Canada only
Languages: Abstracts of articles in 40 different languages
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Print volumes 0-10 available in LASR. Vol. 0, published 1972, covers periodical literature published from 1954 until the issuance of vol. 1 in 1964. Issues for 1964-1973 published for the American Bibliographical Center.
Index of literary criticism published in books, journal articles, and collections of essays.
Use this resource for to find articles about English language and literature, literary authors, critical theory, and bibliographic studies. Includes citations to critical editions of literary works, and book reviews. To search within the full text of articles, search ABELL via LION's Criticism & Reference search.
Alternate name: ABELL
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: annual
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Corresponds to material found in the print publication: Annual bibliography of English language and literature (and its earlier title: Bibliography of English language and literature).
Search tips
Searchable archives of all American Anthropological Association (AAA) journals.
Provides access to complete electronic archives of all American Anthropological Association (AAA) journals through 2003 (including content housed at JSTOR) as well as current content for 11 AAA journals.
Vendor name: American Anthropological Association
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD
More info: List of journals
Art publications index with selected full text from 1997 -
Art, architecture, photography, graphic design, landscape architecture, interior design, film, museology are all covered. Possible to limit searches to full text items only or peer-reviewed items only. Works of art found reproduced in periodicals are also indexed. Indexing coverage begins 1984; abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. The abstracts range from 50 to 300 words and describe the content and scope of the source articles. Full text coverage of selected articles begins in 1997.
Vendor name: Wilson
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne
More info: Search tips
The basic index for architecture articles.
The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals indexes more than 1,000 periodicals published worldwide in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, urban planning and historic preservation.
Alternate name: CSA Illumina
Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Update frequency: Updated weekly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne
More info: Title list.
Also available in
microfiche and
print in ASL.
Peer-reviewed journals in medicine and biology.
Over 150 journals are included.
Vendor name: BioMed Central
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD
More info: List of content. UNLV Libraries offers access to items marked with an F.
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Life science and environmental science journals.
Journals can be searched or browsed by title.
Vendor name: BioOne
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD
More info: Information about BioOne.
See:
Wiley Interscience Journals
(Blackwell Synergy titles are now included in Wiley Interscience Journals.)
A collection of more than 800 full text Blackwell Publishing journals in disciplines ranging across the humanities, medicine, science, and social science. Backfiles for 160 of the journals start with the first published issue. The other content begins from the late 1990s to present. Full text is in html and pdf file formats. OnlineEarly and OnlineAccepted articles are posted online prior to print publication. Browse journals by title or search all journals at once.
BuildingGreen Suite
full text
Articles, reviews, product information and news on sustainable building.
This resource integrates product listings from the GreenSpec products directory, project case studies from the High-Performance Buildings Database, and the Environmental Building News.
Vendor name: BuildingGreen
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne
Scholarly journals and business periodicals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, and international business along with country reports, company profiles, industry profiles and SWOT analyses.
You can limit your search by document type (article, case study, company profile etc) in the Basic Search and Advanced Search sections.
The database also includes country economic reports from the EIU, Global Insight, CON Group and CountryWatch and 5,000 company profiles and 1,600 industry reports from Datamonitor.
Alternate name: EbscoHOST
Vendor name: Ebsco
Update frequency: monthly
Scope: International
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka;
Griffis, Patrick
More info: RefWorks instructions
A group of indexes covering criminal justice, design, education, environment, geoscience, government, political science, and sociology with links to full text articles.
More than 20 indexes searchable through the Illumina interface. Areas of focus include criminal justice, design, education, environment, geoscience, government, political science, and sociology. Citations have links to the full text of articles. Use the "Specific databases" link to see a list of more than 20 databases with a brief description of each. From the list choose a single database to search or select multiple databases to search simultaneously.
Alternate name: CSA Illumina
Vendor name: ProQuest-CSA
Update frequency: varies most are weekly or monthly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
Child Development & Adolescent Studies
1927-.
Current and historical literature related to growth and development of children.
Child Development & Adolescent Studies provides citations to the current and historical literature related to growth and development of children through the age of 21. Book reviews, abstracts from hundreds of journals, technical reports, books, book chapters, and theses and dissertations covering biomedical and social sciences worldwide are indexed. Use this resource to search all issues of Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography.
Vendor name: Ebsco
Update frequency: annual
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Fabbi, Jennifer
More info: Search tips
Online version of
Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography, 1928-2001 available in LASR.
Search tips. RefWorks instructions
The main index for nursing literature and allied health.
The Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature is an index to literature in nursing and allied health. This database provides indexing, abstracting, and full text for over 1,600 current nursing and allied health journals and publications dating back to 1982, totaling over 700,000 records.
Alternate name: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
Vendor name: Ebsco
Update frequency: weekly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva
More info: Search tips.
RefWorks instructions
Citations to articles published in Latin American and Caribbean journals.
Articles are from 2,600 scholarly journals published in 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on Pan-American issues. Spanish, Portuguese, French and English language journals are included.. CLASE indexes articles in the social sciences and humanities (Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades) and PERIODICA covers journals specializing in science and technology (Indice de Revistas Laninoamericanas en Ciencias).
Alternate name: Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades
Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch
Update frequency: quarterly
Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French and English
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Del Bosque, Darcy
More info: Title list
A collection of evidence based medicine databases.
Includes Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Methodology Register, Health Technology Assessment Database, and NHS Economic Evaluation Database.
Vendor name: Wiley Interscience
Update frequency: Updated quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva
More info: Search tips
Database help
Index to literature on Antarctica and cold regions science and technology worldwide.
Both the Bibliography on Cold Regions Science and Technology and the Antarctic Bibliography are housed within the Cold Regions Bibliography Project. They can be searched separately or combined. This database does not use the Get Text button but instead has a URL link to the appropriate content on the web when possible.
Alternate name: Bibliography on Cold Regions Science and Technology & Antarctic Bibliography
Vendor name: American Geological Institute
Update frequency: weekly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD
Abstracts of articles published in the primary professional literature of the communications field.
The ComAbstracts database index contains abstracts of articles published in the primary professional literature of the communications field. Produced by the Communication Institute for Online Scholarship. Use the link labeled "Check your library for full text access" to retrieve complete articles when available online.
Vendor name: CIOS
Update frequency: continuous
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie
More info: The database may also be searched using (1) a keyword system consisting of menus of prepared subject terms and search specifications or (2) using the Visual Communication Concept Explorer a next-generation visual interface build on statistical analysis of word relationships unique to the academic communication literature.
Search tips.
Journal articles in the fields of communication and mass media studies
Communication & Mass Media Complete contains journal articles in the fields of communication and mass media studies. It merges CommSearch (formerly produced by the NCA, National Communication Association) and the Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Pennsylvania State University). Communication & Mass Media Complete provides current issues and backfiles of in the fields of communication and mass media
Alternate name: CMMC
Vendor name: Ebsco
Update frequency: weekly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie
More info: RefWorks instructions
Full text of 16 communications journals published by Sage.
This communications collection includes the full text of journals published by Sage and participating societies. It covers such subjects as journalism, public opinion, political communication, mass communication, interpersonal communication, cultural studies, intercultural communication, television & film studies, media studies, business communication, organizational & management communication, written communication, rhetoric, and literacy studies.
Alternate name: Sage Communication Studies
Vendor name: CSA
Update frequency: continuous
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie
Conference proceedings and citations and abstracts of engineering journals.
Use this resource for engineering records and references. The database also has international engineering journals, conferences, and trade publications.
Alternate name: Engineering Village
Vendor name: Engineering Village
Update frequency: Updated weekly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Smith, Caroline
Global information on women
This resource provides information from journals, newsletters, research reports, government and international agencies, and fact sheets.
Alternate name: CWI
Vendor name: Thomson Gale
Scope: International
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian:
In depth research on controversial topics ranging from social issues to environment, health, education, science, and technology issues.
Balanced information on all sides of an issue, including comments from experts in the field, numerous charts and graphs, a pro-con feature, a chronology, a lengthy bibliography for additional research, and a list of contacts are included in each report.
Vendor name: CQ Press
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
More info: UNLV Libraries also own the print version, Lied Library Reference Collection, call number H35 E35
Criminal Justice Abstracts
1960-.
Journal articles in criminology and related disciplines.
Provides comprehensive coverage of the major journals in criminology and related disciplines.
Alternate name: CSA Illumina
Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific
Update frequency: Updated annually
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie
Journal articles focused on criminal justice, juvenile delinquency and justice, family & domestic violence and more.
This criminology collection includes the full text of 24 journals published by Sage and participating societies. It covers such subjects as criminal justice, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, corrections, penology, policing, forensic psychology, and family and domestic violence.
Alternate name: Sage Criminology
Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Update frequency: Updated monthly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie
Index of books, periodical articles, pamphlets, government documents, maps and atlases in the American Geographical Society Collection of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Contains tables of contents of books, periodical articles, pamphlets, government documents, maps and atlases in the American Geographical Society Collection of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The four sections in each issue are: Topical, Regional, Maps, and Selected Books and Monographs.
Vendor name: American Geographical Society
Update frequency: continuous
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD
More info: To search all issues back to 1985 go to the online
Geographical Bibliography
Abstracts and citations for articles, news items, and reviews published in design and applied arts periodicals.
DAAI covers both new designers and the development of design and the applied arts since the mid-19th century, surveying disciplines including ceramics, glass, jewelry, wood, metalsmithing, graphic design, fashion and clothing, textiles, furniture, interior design, architecture, computer aided design, Web design, computer-generated graphics, animation, product design, industrial design, garden design, and landscape architecture
Alternate name: DAAI
Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Update frequency: twice monthly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne
More info: List of titles that are indexed.
More than 30 databases indexing all subject areas with a heavy focus on business, education, film, health, psychology, sociology, and sports.
Lists more than 30 databases available through the EBSCOhost interface. The databases index all subject areas with solid coverage of business, education, film, health, psychology, sociology, and sports. For each database there is a description of the content and some link to a Title List of indexed journals. The databases contain full text articles and link to more articles. Choose a single database to search or select multiple databases and search them simultaneously
Alternate name: EbscoHOST
Vendor name: Ebsco Publishing
Update frequency: varies
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
More info: RefWorks instructions
Citations and linked full text to economics articles, books, working papers and more.
Journal articles, books, dissertations, working papers, and conference proceedings covering business and public finance; regional and urban economics; economic history, development, and forecasting; and monetary and fiscal theory. Produced by the American Economic Association.
Alternate name: EbscoHOST
Vendor name: Ebsco Publishing
Update frequency: Updated monthly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Griffis, Patrick
More info: RefWorks instructions
Full text journal articles in education published after 1996.
Education Full Text indexes, abstracts and supplies the full text of articles from education-related English-language periodicals and yearbooks published in the United States and elsewhere. English-language books relating to education published in 1996 or later are also indexed. Abstracts are available for items published 1994-1996.
Subjects include: Adult Education, Arts, Athletics, Comparative Education, Competency-based Education, Computers in Education, Continuing Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Government Funding, Higher Education, Instructional Media, Language Arts, Library Science, Literacy Standards, Multicultural/Ethnic Education, Parent-Teacher Relations, Prayer in Public Schools, Preschool Education, Religious Education, School Administration, Science and Mathematics, Secondary Education, Special Education, Student Counseling, Teacher Education, Teacher Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Vocational Education
Vendor name: H. W. Wilson
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Fabbi, Jennifer
Journal articles in education published in 26 Sage journals.
Education: A Sage Collection includes the full text of 26 peer-reviewed journals published by Sage and participating societies distinguished by up to 36 years of backfiles, and encompasses over 7,000 articles. It covers such subject areas as: Adult and Continuing Education, Educational Administration, Educational Policy, Elementary and Primary Education, High School and Secondary Education, Higher Education, International Education, Leadership, Measurement and Testing, Multicultural Education and Diversity, Professional Development, Teaching and Instruction, Teaching Methods.
Alternate name: CSA Illumina
Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Update frequency: weekly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Fabbi, Jennifer
Collection of about 130 full text journals published by Emerald.
Full text journals covering management, marketing, quality, human resources, production & economics, operations, library & information services, information management, training & education, and engineering.
Vendor name: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Update frequency: varies
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn
More info: Title list
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Compendex
Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management
1967-.
Index to literature from scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, books, and government publications.
This database is comprised of multiple subfiles. Of these, only Water Resources Abstract covers information earlier than 1981.
Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Update frequency: monthly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD
More info: Information about Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
Scholarly and popular journal articles, book chapters, and reports from the field of education.
Use ERIC to search abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, and reports from the field of education.
Subject indexing allows you to zero in on all the articles relevant to your topic.
ERIC digests offer overviews of significant scholarship on a topic.
Alternate name: Educational Resource Information Center
Vendor name: Ebsco
Update frequency: monthly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Fabbi, Jennifer
More info: The Get Text button links to the full text of journal articles that are available online; when an article is not available online, use the link to search the UNLV Library Catalog to discover if there is a print copy.
ERIC may also be searched via the
FirstSearch interface.
RefWorks instructions
Articles, editorials, and reviews from the ethnic, minority, and native press.
Ethnic NewsWatch is an interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Designed to provide the "other side of the story," ENW titles offer additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press. Coverage begins in 1990.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: Update monthly
Languages: English, Spanish
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD
More info: Search tips.
Continuously updated news and business information from major news sources.
The full text of all editions of Dow Jones publications, the Wall Street Journal and Barron's, plus the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, three months of the New York Times, and 8,000 other publications. 20,000 company reports and 8,500 editorially selected business Web sites are also available through the Factiva service.
Contains television and radio transcripts, general business and industry magazines, company reports, and historical market data.
Vendor name: Factiva
Update frequency: continuous
Languages: 22 languages
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka
More info: Search tips.
Journal articles recording research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of family science, human ecology, human development, and social welfare.
Family & Society Studies Worldwide, produced by NISC, is a core resource providing the most comprehensive coverage of research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development, and Social Welfare. FSSW covers popular issues as well as meeting the requirements of professionals in all fields of social work, social science and family practice. Coverage spans from 1970 to the present indexing publications from a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, sociology, psychology, demography, health sciences, education, economics, law, history and social work.
Vendor name: Ebsco Publishing
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie
More info: RefWorks instructions
Journal and magazine articles about film and television.
Film & Television Literature Index indexes articles covering the entire spectrum of television and film writing. Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.
Alternate name: FLTI
Vendor name: Ebsco Publishing
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Ipri, Tom
More info: RefWorks instructions
Citations and abstracts of journal articles.
Use this resource for information about horticulture, botany, garden and landscape design and history, ecology, plant and garden conservation, garden management, and horticultural therapy. Coverage varies by title indexed, with some titles indexed from 1973 onward and others starting in 2003.
Vendor name: Ebsco
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne
More info: Title list; RefWorks instructions
Publications on gender issues
International publications as well as reports, pamphlets, papers, and conference proceedings devoted to gender issues.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian:
More info: http://blogs.library.unlv.edu/lib-resource/2007/08/genderwatch_1.html
Popular science magazines.
This database indexes more than 60 of the most popular science publications, including Archaeology, Astronomy, Popular Science, and Scientific American.
Vendor name: Ebsco
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD
Index to scholarly literature on earth, geographical, and ecological sciences.
This database includes citations to literature in books, journals, conference proceedings, and reports.
Vendor name: OCLC FirstSearch
Update frequency: twice monthly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD
Index to scholarly literature in the earth sciences.
It includes books, maps, government publications, theses, dissertations, and conference proceedings. GeoRef's citations number nearly 3 million. Coverage of North American geology goes back to 1785; all other areas go back to 1933.
Alternate name: CSA Illlumina
Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Update frequency: Updated bimonthly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD
Collection of earth sciences journals that may be searched simultaneously with GeoRef.
Full-text access is available only when searching GeoScienceWorld independently. Searching GeoScienceWorld and GeoRef together does not allow for full-text access.
Vendor name: GeoScienceWorld
Update frequency: continuous
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD
Lost? Try a general search in this enormous collection of articles from magazines and academic journals. Use the Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals check box if you want to limit your search to academic sources.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
Google Scholar
Searches scholarly journal articles. Set preferences to UNLV for full text access!
Google Scholar (Beta) searches for scholarly materials such as peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and reports from many academic and technical fields. It is freely available to anyone searching the Internet; however, many of the links that lead to full text resources are not. On your first visit, go to Google Scholar Preferences and use the Library Links box to set UNLV as your source for no-fee access to many full text articles. For answers to questions about Google Scholar, check out the FAQ.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Heaton, Shelley
More info: FAQ
Articles on consumer health information.
Also includes a number of health-related pamphlets and health reference books.
Vendor name: Ebsco
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva
An index to about 850 journals in health sciences.
Nursing and allied health coverage is especially strong. Also includes Lexi-PAL Drug Guide.
Vendor name: Ebsco
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva
More info: Tips
Journal articles and books about world history from 1450 forward (Does not include the United States and Canada).
Historical Abstracts identifies journal articles about the history of the world from 1450 to the present, excluding the United States and Canada (See: America: History and Life). Articles from over 2,000 journals are indexed and annotated, and the database includes over half a million entries in all. A select 3,000 books are also listed.
Vendor name: Ebsco
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
Primary documents, encyclopedia entriess, and journal articles about U.S. history.
The History Resource Center: U.S. is an integrated collection of primary documents, secondary reference sources, and journal articles covering all areas of U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the present day. It combines more than 1,000 primary documents with coverage found in more than a dozen reference sources, including Scribner's Dictionary of American History and the Dictionary of American Biography. Complete full text coverage of approximately 65 periodicals, as well as access to the citations for history journals from ISI's Arts & Humanities Citation Index is provided.
Vendor name: Gale
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Search tips.
Full text of articles about hotel management, food service and beverage management, travel and tourism, event management, gaming, international cuisine, law, market trends, research and more.
Hospitality & Tourism Complete is a database covering scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. Full-text coverage of over 200 publications that include the subject areas of hotel management, food service and beverage management, travel and tourism, event management, gaming, international cuisine, law, market trends, research and more.
Alternate name: Articles in Hospitality and Tourism
Vendor name: Ebsco
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka
More info: RefWorks instructions
Articles on engineering from journals and conferences published by the IEEE.
Provides access to almost a third of the world's current electrical engineering, telecommunications, power, and computer science literature. Full-text access to all IEEE journals, transactions, magazines, conference proceedings, and all current IEEE standards.
Alternate name: IEL
Vendor name: IEEE
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Smith, Caroline
Index to scholarly literature in the fields of computer science, physics, materials science and engineering.
Vendor name: Thomson Gale
Update frequency: weekly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Smith, Caroline
More info: Search tips
Journals@Ovid
full text
dates of coverage vary.
Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins (LWW) full text nursing journals with deep backfiles.
Journals@Ovid consists of two collections of nursing titles. The LWW Nursing & Health Professions Premier Collection has 70 titles with content from 1997 to present. The LWW Legacy Archive Collection has 240 nursing titles with coverage through 1999.
Alternate name: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins collection, LWW collections
Vendor name: Ovid Technologies
Update frequency: constant
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn
An archive of more than 700 important scholarly journals covering business, ecology, education, ethnic studies, history, literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, and sociology with content ending 3-5 years ago.
JSTOR digitally archives more than 700 scholarly journals. Subjects include African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, business, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, and mroe.
Vendor name: JSTOR
Update frequency: constant
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Title list
International journal articles about the tourism industry.
The Leisuretourism.com abstracts database contains records selected from the CAB ABSTRACTS database. It brings together an archive of worldwide information for all those interested in the research and strategic development of leisure, recreation, sport, tourism and hospitality activities, facilities, products and services. Comprising over 50,000 international bibliographic references originally published in Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts, the backfile features published research from 1970s to the present.
Alternate name: Leisuretourism.com
Vendor name: CABI Publishing
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka
More info: Search tips.
English and American poetry, drama and prose, literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources.
Search the MLA International Bibliography and ABELL simultaneously by choosing Criticism & Reference > Criticism > Combined Search.
Vendor name: Chadwyck-Healey / ProQuest
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
The primary index to scholarly information in the mathematical sciences.
When trying to access the full-text of an article, click the Get Text button rather than the PDF link (which will take you to a PDF version of the bibliographic record).
Alternate name: Mathematical Reviews
Vendor name: American Mathematical Society
Update frequency: daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD
Over 15 million records from medical and life sciences journals.
Searching Medline on the Web of Knowledge platform allows you to also search several other databases at the same time.
Alternate name: PubMed
Vendor name: Web of Knowledge
Update frequency: daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva
Full text resources on military subjects.
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database collects periodicals, academic journals, and other content, including the Department of State's Background Notes on Countries of the World, Country Watch Reviews of selected countries, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, selected congressional testimony, and descriptions of aircraft, motorized equipment, and armament.
Vendor name: Ebsco
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney
Literary criticism published in journal articles, book chapters, books and more.
Search this subject index to identify journal articles, books, book chapters and dissertations about literature in English and modern languages, folklore, linguistics, literary theory and criticism, and dramatic arts. Links to full text whenever available; to search within the full text of some articles, search MLA via LION's Criticism & Reference search.
Alternate name: MLA Bibliography
Vendor name: Chadwyck-Healey / ProQuest
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
Citations to journals, books, and reports on museum-related topics.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Brown, Jeanne
Ovid Technologies Databases
Search one or more of the following indexes: Applied Science & Technology, Art Index Retrospective, Library Literature, Social Work Abstracts (5-8 simultaneous users).
Lists indexes searchable through the WebSPIRS interface. The indexes are: Applied Science & Technology, Art Index Retrospective, Library Literature, Social Work Abstracts, and the NASW clinical Register, 12th edition. Choose a single database to search or select multiple databases to search simultaneously. Citations contain links to full text articles.
Alternate name: SilverPlatter databases
Vendor name: Ovid
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: UNLV Libraries Research & Information
Oxford Journals Online
full text
dates of coverage vary.
Oxford University Press journals covering a variety of disciplines.
Search or browse the full text of more than 180 Oxford University Press journals covering a variety of disciplines. Humanities content areas include art, language, literature, and music. Biochemistry, biology, health science, mathematics, and medicine are some of the science topics covered. Social science areas include economics, history, law, psychology, and sociology. Over half of the journals have full text beginning in the late nineties though some start as late as 2003.
Vendor name: Oxford University Press
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn
Journal articles in the humanities and social sciences published between 1802-1995.
Search international scholarly literature in the humanities and social sciences disciplines from 1802 to 1995. PAO includes pre-1995 issues of over 400 journals, including many journals published in languages other than English.
Vendor name: ProQuest
Update frequency: quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
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Journal articles, book chapters, monographs and dissertations in philosophy are indexed.
Topics include aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, logic, and metaphysics. 400+ journals are covered, with over 200,000 records. Full text articles and dissertations are linked when available; use the Get Text button to see the availability of book chapters and books in UNLV's print collection.
Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Update frequency: quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
Searchable online full text access to core philosophy journals.
It includes publications from philosophical societies, departments, university presses, and commercial publishers.
Alternate name: Philosophy Online Serials
Vendor name: Intelex
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
Political science journals published by Sage and participating societies.
It covers such subjects as General Political Science, American Government & Politics, Political Sociology, Comparative Politics, Policy Studies, Political Communication, Peace / Conflict Studies, Presidential Studies, Political Theory / Philosophy, International Relations, and Area Studies.
Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Lowe, Sidney
Specialized collection of high-quality, full-text education journals.
Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of high-quality, full-text education journals and educational reports.
Vendor name: Ebsco
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Fabbi, Jennifer
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Scholarly journals in the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others.
Vendor name: Johns Hopkins UP
Update frequency: monthly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Finley, Priscilla
More info: Searching in JSTOR will link you to results available in Project Muse.
PsycARTICLES
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1987-.
Full text articles from 50 peer-reviewed journals published by the American Psychological Association.
PsycARTICLES provides the full text for articles from 50 peer-reviewed journals published by the American Psychological Association and allied organizations. The database covers general, specialized, basic, applied, and clinical psychology, and theoretical research. It contains more than 32,000 full text articles, letters to the editor and errata.
Vendor name: Ebsco
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva
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Full text of 35 psychology journals published by SAGE and participating societies.
Includes the full text of 35 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, some journals going back 36 years, and encompasses over 21,600 articles. It covers such subjects as Psychology, Child Development, Family Studies, Language Acquisition, and Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva
The American Psychological Association's international psychology database indexes journal articles, books and dissertations.
PsycINFO, from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains nearly 2.3 million citations and summaries of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in psychology and related disciplines, dating as far back as the 1800s. 97 percent of the covered material is peer-reviewed.
The database also includes information about the psychological aspects of related fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, law and others.
Alternate name: Psychological Abstracts
Vendor name: Ebsco
Update frequency: Updated monthly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva
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Over 17 million citations from medical and life sciences journals. The majority of citations are from Medline.
Over 17 million citations from medical and life sciences journals. The majority of citations are from Medline.
Alternate name: MEDLINE
Vendor name: National Library of Medicine
Update frequency: Updated daily (Tuesday-Saturday)
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Stowers, Eva
Nearly 2,000 full text Elsevier journals covering the areas of social science, medicine, science, and technology with deep backfiles for more than 1600 journals.
Vendor name: Elsevier B.V.
Update frequency: daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Haslam, Michaelyn
Scopus
1960-.
Scopus is an index to peer-reviewed scientific, medical, technical, and social science literature.
Scopus also features a citation index, allowing you to find the papers that cite a specific piece of research.
Vendor name: Elsevier
Update frequency: daily
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Kotula, JD;
Smith, Caroline;
Stowers, Eva
Abstracts of current research in social work, human services, social policy, and community development.
Social Services Abstracts identify and summarize current research in social work, human services, social policy, and community development.
Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie
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Indexes the literature of sociology and related disciplines.
Includes full text for selected journals, monographs, and conference papers and contains full text for over 325 journals dating back to 1895. Encompasses all subdisciplines of sociology, including abortion, anthropology, criminology, criminal justice, marriage & family, politics, religion, rural sociology, social psychology, social structure, social work, sociological theory, sociology of education, substance abuse, urban studies, and many others.
Vendor name: Ebsco
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie
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Citations and abstracts from journal articles, books, and association papers in sociology.
Sociological Abstracts provides access to worldwide findings in theoretical and applied sociology, social science, and policy science. Included are citations and abstracts from journal articles, books, and association papers. The database includes research within the following topics: anthropology, business, collective behavior, community development, disaster studies, education, environmental studies, gender studies, gerontology, law and penology, marriage and family studies, medicine and health, racial interactions, social psychology, social work, sociological theory, stratification, substance abuse, urban studies, and violence.
Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Update frequency: Updated quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie
Full text journals covering contemporary sociology, ethnic studies, gender studies, social theory, the sociology of sport and the sociology of work.
This collection includes the full text of 28 journals, some going back 20 years, covering over 10,000 articles. This searchable database covers such subjects as contemporary sociology, ethnic studies, gender studies, social theory, the sociology of sport and the sociology of work. Each bibliographic record in the collection links to the full text article in PDF format.
Vendor name: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Skarl, Susie
Journal articles and more about all aspects of sports, physical education and sports medicine.
An international database indexing journal articles, books, conference proceedings, research papers, and dissertations and theses in sports medicine, biomechanics, psychology, coaching, physical education and fitness, training, and other related topics. Includes access to the full text of more than 230 journals
Vendor name: Ebsco
Update frequency: quarterly
UNLV Libraries Subject Librarian: Grays, Lateka
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