BIG list of databases!
A-Z Databases
The Databases A-Z list provides a complete alphabetical list of searchable databases accessible to you through the Oberlin College Libraries. The databases range from those that cover multiple subject areas to more narrow research topics.
They contain both citations and full text for ebooks, peer-reviewed journals, newspapers, magazines, data sets, images, music, primary documents, and more. You will want to use them for finding credible and scholarly materials required for your college research.
Databases Good for All Subjects
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Multidisciplinary - good for nearly all subjects. Scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, newspapers, conference proceedings, book reviews, and more.
- OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center ( EJC) This link opens in a new window Scholarly journals in humanities, social sciences,and natural sciences, as well as engineering.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window Scholarly journal archive for the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences; current issues (usually the last 2-5 years) are not digitized by JSTOR and may be obtained elsewhere.
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I This link opens in a new window Citations and abstracts for dissertations and theses on all subjects from around the world. Previews and full text available for some titles.
- Readers' Guide Retrospective (1890-1982) This link opens in a new window Indexing of articles in historical American popular magazines of all types.
- Web of Science This link opens in a new window Scholarly literature in the sciences, health and medicine, social sciences, arts, and humanities and proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions. Includes cited reference searching across many databases. Search all databases in Web of Science (includes Medline and BIOSIS, direct link for on-campus users). Dates of coverage: 1965 to present.
General eReference Resources
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Gale Virtual Reference LibraryHandbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias in a wide range of subject areas, including Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation and World, Religion, Science, and Social Sciences.
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Oxford ReferenceHundreds of dictionaries, general reference, language reference, and subject reference works from Oxford University Press.
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Oxford DictionariesAuthoritative and comprehensive English bilingual dictionaries online for Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish.
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Oxford Digital Reference ShelfBrings together nearly 200 language and subject reference works in a single cross-searchable resource. Subject areas include: Art & Architecture, Biological Sciences, Classics, Computing, Environmental Sciences, Economics, History, Law, Literature, Maps, Medicine, Military History, Mythology & Folklore, Names & Places, Performing Arts, Physical Sciences & Mathematics, Politics & Social Sciences, Quotations, Religion & Philosophy, Science.
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Oxford Research EncyclopediasDesigned to be an authoritative resource of reference content in a wide array of academic fields, including the humanities, social sciences, and science.
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Sage KnowledgeDictionaries, encyclopedias, guides and handbooks from a range of social science fields.
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Very Short IntroductionsProvides concise introductions to a diverse range of subjects. Subject categories include: Arts and humanities, Law, Medicine and health, Science and mathematics, Social sciences.
