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Complete List of General Sources Databases
Comprehensive database of bibliographic records for over 5 million book, audio book, and video titles. Also includes publishers catalogs, lists of 400 awards from 10 countries, and selected reviews. (Bowker)
Offers in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the U.S. economy. Each report includes a background and chronology; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources.
Dissertations
Directory of Published Proceedings (DoPP)
Includes the published literature from thousands of conferences, meetings and symposia across a wide variety of disciplines. Also includes access to "MInd: The Meetings Index" which allows researchers to identify and locate future events. Many indicate deadline requirements for abstract and paper submissions. [NOTE: When the page comes up, click the "DoPP Login" button to begin.]

Indexing and abstracts for over 8000 publications with full-text for over half of the publications. (EBSCOhost)
The Encyclopedia Americana includes 45,000 articles contributed
by over 6,500 specialists in their respective disciplines and cover
all academic fields and curriculum topics. (Grolier)

Essay and General Literature Index
Focusing on humanities and social sciences literature this databases cites essays and articles contained in collections of essays and other works published in the United States, Great Britain and Canada. (H.W. Wilson)

Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia is based on the text of the Academic American Encyclopedia. Contains thousands of new and expanded articles, multimedia, extensive hyperlinking, bibliographies and links to other sources of information on the Web.
Full-text articles from journals in a variety of disciplines, from the journals' first issues through the late 1990's. (Acrobat Reader needed to print.)
Access to a wide range of full-text material in News (General, U.S., World, News wires & transcripts, Non-english language, Business, Legal, University, Medical, Arts & Sports);
Business (Business News, Industry & Market News, Accounting Literature, Company Information [financial reports, profiles, SEC & EDGAR filings & reports], Business Directories); and
Legal (Legal News & Reviews, Case Law, Codes & Regulations [U.S. federal and state], Canadian Legislative Materials, European Union Law, Commonwealth & Foreign Nations, Patent Research Tools, and Legal Career Resources)
This general periodical database covers a broad range of topics including: general interest, business, consumer health, general science, and multi-cultural titles. Some full-text. (EBSCOhost)

Catalog of items owned by the seven University
of Louisville Libraries.
Nineteenth Century Masterfile, Series I
Searchable index to magazine and journal articles originally indexed in:

- Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (1802-1906)
- Steade's Index to Periodicals (1890-1902)
- Jones & Chapman's Index to Legal Periodical Literature (1786-1922)
- Richardson's Index to Periodical Articles in Religion (1890-1899)
- Cumulative Index to a Selected List of Periodicals (1896-1899)
Oxford English Dictionary Online
Comprehensive dictionary of the English language including definitions, etymologies, and quotations. 
Indexes the contents of older issues (1770-1995) of periodicals in the humanities and social sciences. (Chadwyck-Healey) 
Full-text of articles from 1990 forward in over 275 journals covering
Arts, Sciences (including medicine and mathematics), Humanities and
Social Sciences. 
ProQuest Digital Dissertations
Formerly known as Dissertations Abstracts International. Contains 1.6 million citations for dissertations and theses from over 1,000 graduate schools. Provides indexing back to 1861 and full-text availability to titles back to 1997 (full-text availability varies by author's institution). Free full-text downloads can be sent to an email account.

Includes a cross-section of general periodicals, ABI/INFORM business periodicals, and several national newspapers in full-text. (ProQuest)

Search for coverage of a broad range of subjects including arts, business, children, education, general interest, health, humanities, international, law, military, multicultural, psychology, sciences, social sciences, and women's interests. Some full-text. Includes the database formerly known as Periodical Abstracts. (ProQuest)

Social Sciences Citation Index
Indexes more than 1,725 journals spanning 50 disciplines in the social sciences. Includes and is searchable by references cited in each article. Maximum number of
simultaneous users: 13 (split between Arts & Humanities Citation Index,
Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and Journal Citation
Reports). (ISI's Web of Science)

Covers all topics in popular U.S. magazines from 1890-1982. In addition to coverage of news events and social, political, and humanities topics, it includes articles on such popular topics as cars, fashion, food, gardening, hobbies, radio and TV, sports, and travel. (H. W. Wilson)

Contains statistical data produced by the U.S. government; important international intergovernmental organizations; professional and trade organizations, business organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities. (Lexis-Nexis) 
Indexes over 8000 primary journals by accessing Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts and Humanities Citation Index. (ISI) 
Includes comprehensive profiles on over 1 million of the most accomplished individuals from all fields of endeavor including: government, business, science & technology, entertainment, sports, and the arts (including Who's Who in American Art). Search by name, gender, occupation, geography, hobbies and interests, religion and much more. (Marquis)

Basic reference tool providing facts, statistics, biographies, encyclopedia entries,and directory information in all subject fields. Includes Funk & Wagnall's encyclopedia, the World Almanac and Book of Facts, and 3 other specialized almanacs. (FirstSearch)

