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Frequently Used Full-Text Databases
Academic Search Complete - Provides full-text articles from more than 5,500 multi-disciplinary, scholarly journals and publications.
Literary Reference Center - Provides full-text reference information on authors and literature from over 1,000 books, major encyclopedias, and hundreds of literary journals.
Biography Resource Center - Provides full-text biographies, magazine articles, images, and website links for more than 900,000 people.
Literature Resource Center - Provides current biographical information, overviews, and full-text literary criticism and reviews of more than 130,000 writers.
Business Source Complete - Provides full-text articles from nearly 1,200 business-related serials, and from reference works, reports, company profiles and more.
Medline Plus - Provides full-text medical information on diseases and disorders, medicine and drugs, and other health related topics. Written for a public audience.
CINAHL Plus with Full-Text - Provides full-text articles from more than 560 journals nursing and allied health journals and publications.
Nursing & Allied Health Source - Provides full-text information from leading nursing, allied health, and related journals and publications.
Computer Source - Provides full-text articles from more than 300 publications, and indexing and abstracting for over 450 technology related periodicals.
Oxford English Dictionary Online - The OED is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words in the English language.
CQ Researcher - Provides in-depth, non-biased full-text articles on topics and issues in the news. Includes a bibliography of sources.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection - Provides full-text coverage of over 550 journals and publications pertaining to behavioral science fields.
ERIC - Provides citations, abstracts, and some full-text records from over 1,000 education-related journals collected by the Educational Resource Information Center.
Regional Business News - Provides full-text articles from over 75 business journals, newspapers and news wires in the U.S..
History Reference Center - Provides full-text information from thousands of reference books, history magazines, historical documents, and videos.
Religion and Philosophy Collection - Provides full-text coverage of over 300 journals pertaining to religious history, theology, and philosophical studies.
JStor - The Scholarly Journal Archive - Full-text scholarly journals for Arts and Sciences. Business, ecology, general science, language, math, statistics, etc..
Science and Technology Collection - Provides full-text articles from over 800 scientific and technical journals, and abstracts from 1,700 other science periodicals.
Legal Collection - Provides full-text articles from nearly 250 scholarly law journals pertaining to current issues, studies, thoughts, and trends of the legal world.
SocINDEX with Full-Text - Provides Sociology articles and information with over 390 full-text journals, over 720 full-text books, and over 6,700 conference papers.
LexisNexis Academic - Provides full-text articles and abstracts from newspapers, magazines, and reference sources, including legal and law resources.
World Book Advanced - A full-text encyclopedia, atlas, dictionary, image gallery, primary documents, news, and a Louisiana Resource Guide.

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PsycINFO - Provides 2.4 million citations and summaries of psychology-related journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports.
CQ Researcher - Provides in-depth, non-biased full-text articles on topics and issues in the news. Includes a bibliography of sources.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection - Provides full-text coverage of over 575 journals and publications pertaining to behavioral science fields.
Regional Business News - Provides full-text articles from over 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires in the U.S..
Academic Search Complete - Provides full-text articles from more than 5,500 multi-disciplinary, scholarly journals and publications.
Religion and Philosophy Collection - Provides full-text coverage of over 300 journals pertaining to religious history, theology, and philosophical studies.
Academic Search Premier - Provides full-text articles from more than 4,500 multi-disciplinary publications, including peer-reviewed journals.
Science and Technology Collection - Provides full-text articles from over 820 scientific and technical journals, and abstracts from 1,700 other science periodicals.
Agricola - Provides more than 2.5 million citations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Library.
SocINDEX with Full-Text - Provides Sociology articles and information with over 425 full-text journals, over 720 full-text books, and over 6,700 conference papers.
Alt HealthWatch - Provides full-text for 180 alternative health publications, including many peer-reviewed journals and reports.
SPORTDiscus - Provides citations and records of articles and publications pertaining sport, fitness, and related disciplines.
Art Abstracts - Provides comprehensive indexing and abstracts for over 450 international art publications, including periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins.
Teacher Reference Center - Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators.
Biological Abstracts - Provides bibliographic references to life science journal literature published in over 4,000 international journals from 1995 to present.
The Serials Directory - Provides accurate bibliographic information for popular serials from over 108,000 publishers worldwide.
Book Collection: Non-Fiction - Provides full-text articles from 3,500 books on civics, social studies, science, careers, health, sports, hobbies, technology, and more.
World History Collection - Provides full-text articles from nearly 150 journals and publications pertaining to world history. 1964 to present.
Business Source Complete - Provides full-text articles and abstracts from more than 1,200 scholarly business journals, some dating back to 1886.
CINAHLPlus with Full-Text - Provides full-text articles from more than 620 journals nursing and allied health journals and publications.
Biography Resource Center - Provides full-text biographies, magazine articles, images, and website links for more than 900,000 people.
Computer Science Index - Provides abstracting and indexing of more than 6,500 computer science periodicals and books dating back to the mid 1960s.
Literature Resource Center - Provides current biographical information, overviews, and full-text literary criticism and reviews of more than 130,000 writers.
Computer Source - Provides full-text articles from more than 300 publications, and indexing and abstracting for over 450 technology related periodicals.
Scribner Writers Series - Provides fifteen to twenty page full-text essays and critical reviews on over 1,600 authors and literary genres.
EBSCO Animals - Provides indexing, abstracts, and full-text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals.
Twayne Author Series - Provides full-text information and biographies on World, U.S., and English authors originally published in the Twayne Literary Masters book series.
Economia y Negocios - Provides indexing to more than 300 Spanish language business and economics periodicals published in Latin America and Spain.
Environment Index - Provides indexing and abstracts for over 1,600 international journals and books pertaining to the environment. Includes a thesaurus.
JStor provides full-text articles from scholarly journals for Arts and Sciences. Business, ecology, general science, language, math, statistics, etc..
ERIC - Provides citations, abstracts, and some full-text records from over 1,000 education-related journals collected by the Educational Resource Information Center.
French Business Source (Vente et Gestion) - Provides full-text coverage of French language business journals for academic and professional researchers.
Learning Express Library provides a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course sites. Contact a librarian for login details.
Fuente Academica - Provides full-text access to multi-discipline Spanish language academic scholarly journals covering many academic areas of interest.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia - Provides over 25,000 full-text encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subjects.
LexisNexis Academic provides full-text articles and abstracts from newspapers, magazines, and reference sources, especially legal and law resources.
GeoRef - Provides citations and abstracts from over 3,500 journals pertaining to geosciences, as well as records for books, maps, and government reports.
GreenFILE - Provides information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment, including over 4,700 full-text records.
MathSciNet is a comprehensive database containing reviews, abstracts, and bibliographic informations about mathematical literature since 1940.
Health Source: Nursing / Academic Edition - Provides full-text records from over 550 journals focusing on healthcare and medical topics. Includes Lexi-PAL Drug Guide.
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History Reference Center - Provides full-text information from thousands of reference books, history magazines, historical documents, and videos.
OCLC FirstSearch provides book reviews, PsychFirst, statistical, consumer, government, and business information citations and abstracts. Available only on campus.
Hospitality and Tourism Index - Provides over 700,000 citations for information from scholarly and industry related sources pertaining to hospitality and tourism.
Information Science and Technology Abstracts (ISTA) - Provides abstracts for articles in over 450 publications and periodicals pertaining to information science.
The OED is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million English language words, both present and past.
International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA) - Provides abstracts for articles in over 900 journals pertaining to political science. 1989 to present.
Internet and Personal Computing Abstracts - Provides indexing and abstracts for articles in over 400 computer magazines and journals.
Dissertation Abstracts - Provides abstracts and citations for doctoral and master's dissertations. Some titles published since 1997 are available in PDF format online.
Legal Collection - Provides full-text articles from nearly 250 scholarly law journals pertaining to current issues, studies, thoughts, and trends of the legal world.
Nursing & Allied Health Source - Provides full-text information from leading nursing, allied health, and related publications.
Lexi-PALS Drug Guide - Provides over 1,450 full-text Patient Advisory Leaflets that provide vital education on medications for patients.
Library, Information Science, and Technology Abstracts with Full-Text (LISTA) - Provides abstracts and full-text articles pertaining to information science.
Sanborn Digital Maps provides fire insurance maps that chart the growth and development of Louisiana towns and cities for historical research.
Literary Reference Center - Provides full-text reference information on authors and literature from over 1,000 books, major encyclopedias, and hundreds of literary journals.
MAS Ultra - Provides full-text articles, biographies, primary documents, reference sources, and over 280,000 images. High school level.
World Book Advanced A full-text encyclopedia, atlas, dictionary, image gallery, primary documents, news, and a Louisiana Resource Guide.
MedicLatina - Provides full-text articles from nearly 100 Spanish language medical journals published in Latin America.
World Book Discover Offers full-text reference resources for students with language and learning difficulties. Middle- to high-school reading level and text-to-speech features.
Medline - Provides medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the health care system.
World Book Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos is the full-text intermediate Spanish-language version of World Book Online.
Mental Measurement Yearbook - Provides a comprehensive guide to over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments in psychology, education, business, etc..
World Book Kids contains more than 25,000 full-text encyclopedia articles and other research tools with an easy search interface for children.
Military & Government Collection - Provides information and full-text articles from almost 300 journals containing current news on military and government issues.
World Book L’Encyclopédie Découverte is the full-text French language version of World Book Online that includes a French visual dictionary.
MLA Directory of Periodicals - Provides detailed information on over 7,100 journals including frequency and prices.
World Book Student contains a full-text encyclopedia, atlas, dictionary, biographies, educator tools, videos and images, current event information, and more.
MLA International Bibliography - Provides over 1.8 million citations for journals, series, and publishers, including international publications.
Newspaper Source - Provides selected full-text articles from over 285 regional, national, and international newspapers. Includes TV transcripts. Updated daily.
WorldCat Union Catalog contains more than 52 million bibliographic records with holdings information from over 57,000 libraries around the world.
Primary Search - Provides full-text articles from more than 70 popular magazines for elementary school research. Includes a database of reading level indicators.
All access to the RPCC Databases is provided by RPCC Library Services through paid subscriptions and annual consortium fees. Use of the Databases is limited to current RPCC students, faculty, and staff only. Authorized users will need their User ID and Pin to use the resources remotely. Please ask an RPCC Librarian for details.
Professional Development Collection - Provides full-text articles from over 520 high quality education journals and over 200 educational reports. For professional educators.

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Free Databases and Other Resources
The following resources are available to the public and users do not have to be a student or instructor at RPCC to access the excellent sources of information.
Medline Plus - Provides full-text medical information on diseases and disorders, medicine and drugs, and other health related topics. Written for a public audience.
CareerOneStop - An integrated suite of national web sites that help businesses, job seekers, and students find career and employment information and resources.
National Library of Medicine - Provides full-text medical information resources for the public, health care professionals, and researchers.
CIA World Fact Book - Information and statistics about every country in the world, including the people, political system, economy, geography, etc.
Smithsonian Institution Research Information System - Search links to 146,000 images, video and sound files from dozens of Smithsonian libraries, archives, and museums.
FedStats - Links to U.S. government statistics sites, including demographic, ethnic, and population information from all federal agencies.
Statistical Abstract of the United States - The authoritative and comprehensive source of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the U.S..
IPL: Internet Public Library - Provides links to authoritative, quality web resources selected by educators and librarians pertaining to a wide variety of topic areas.
United Nations Statistics Division - Data on countries and global statistics, including demographic, ethnic, economic, education, and population information.
In the First Person - Provides indexing of records and over 700,000 full-text pages of diaries, letters, oral histories, and personal narratives. English language.
United States Census Bureau - Census 2000 information on people and households, business and industry, geography, and special topics.

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