Databases by Subject
Most databases can be accessed from off-campus by logging in with your My JSRCC (Blackboard) username and password. Databases marked with an * require free registration from an on-campus computer. If you need help, please contact us.
Subject Areas
- Arguments, Viewpoints & Controversial Issues
- Arts & Music
- Biographies
- Biology
- Book Reviews
- Business & Economics
- Career Development & Jobs
- Chemistry & Physics
- Computer Science & Information Technology
- Conference Proceedings
- Culinary Arts, Tourism & Hospitality
- Education
- Engineering & Materials Science
- English & Literature
Popular Multidisciplinary Databases
Not sure where to start? These full-text databases have articles for a wide variety of subject areas. You can always ask a librarian for help as well.
- Factiva
- Fuente Academica
en Español
- JSTOR
Arguments, Viewpoints & Controversial Issues
- Academic Search Complete
- CQ Researcher
- Issues and Controversies
- Issues and Controversies in American History
- MasterFILE Premier
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Arts & Music
- Academic Search Complete
- Arts & Humanities Search
- Associates Programs Source
- Highwire Press Click on 'Topics' then 'Music' for Musical History, Theory, etc
- Humanities International Complete
- JSTOR
- Project Muse
Biographies
- Biography in Context
- History Reference Center
- Literature Resource Center
From the results list, click on the Biographies tab.
- Oxford African American Studies Center
- Oxford Reference Online Premium
- Science in Context
Biology
- Academic Search Complete
- AGRICOLA
- Biological Sciences
- Biology Digest
- BioOne
- Highwire Press
- JSTOR
- Nature
- Nature Publishing Group
- Plant Science
- Science in Context
- Today's Science
- Wiley Online Library
Book Reviews
- Choice Reviews Online
- Global Books in Print Starred entries include reviews.
- JSTOR
From Advanced Search screen, Limit to -Typemenu: checkmark box next to Review.
- Literature Resource Center
From the results screen, click on the Reviews & News tab.
- Project Muse
By Type menu: checkmark box next to Review.
Business & Economics
- Academic Search Complete
- Associates Programs Source
- Business Source Complete
- EconLit
- Economia y Negocios
- Factiva
- Fuente Academica
en Español
- Hospitality & Tourism Complete
- JSTOR
- MasterFILE Premier
- Mergent Horizon
- Mergent Online
- Newspaper Source Plus
- Regional Business News
- Safari Books Online
- Vente et Gestion
En Francés
- Worldscope GLOBAL
Career Development & Jobs
- Associates Programs Source
- Career Information and Job Seeking Collection*
- Discover Career Planning Program
- LearningExpressLibrary *
Chemistry & Physics
- Academic Search Complete
- American Chemical Society List of Titles
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
- Highwire Press
- Institute of Physics Journals
- Today's Science
- Wiley Online Library
Computer Science & Information Technology
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library
- AGRICOLA
- Computer and Information Systems Abstracts
- Computers & Applied Sciences Complete
- Electronics and Communications Abstracts
- IEEE ASPP
- Safari Books Online
Conferences & Proceedings
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library
- Conference Papers Index
- Consumers Index
- PapersFirst
- ProceedingsFirst
Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management
- Academic Search Complete
- Associates Programs Source
- Hospitality & Tourism Complete
- Oxford Reference Online Premium
Education
- Academic Search Complete
- Adjunct Advocate
- Associates Programs Source
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Education Research Complete
- ERIC - EBSCOhost
U.S. Dept. of Education
- Fuente Academica
en Español
- Humanities International Complete
- JSTOR
- MasterFILE Premier
- Teacher Reference Center (TRC) - Journal Information for K-12 Teachers & Librarians
Engineering & Materials Science
- ALLDATA® Online
Goochland Campus
- Aluminum Industry Abstracts
- American Chemical Society
List of Titles
- Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts
- Ceramics Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts
- Copper Data Center
- Corrosion Abstracts
- Engineered Materials Abstracts
- ENGnetBASE
- IEEE ASPP
- Institute of Physics Journals
- Materials Business File
- Mechanical Engineering Abstracts
- METADEX
- Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts
- WELDASEARCH
English & Literature
- Academic Search Complete
- African-American Poetry, 1760-1900
- American Poetry
- Arts & Humanities Search
- Associates Programs Source
- Biography in Context
- Choice Reviews Online
- Communication & Mass Media Complete
- English Poetry
- English Verse Drama
- Fuente Academica
en Español
- Humanities International Complete
- JSTOR
- Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
- Literature Resource Center
- MasterFILE Premier
- MLA International Bibliography
- Overdrive Digital Audiobook Collection
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Project Muse
- Wiley Online Library
Foreign Language Databases
- Economia y Negocios
en Español
- Fuente Academica
en Español
- MedicLatina
en Español
- Salud en Espanol
en Español
- Vente et Gestion
En Francés
Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences
- AGRICOLA
- ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
- Environment Complete
- Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management
- GEOBASE
- GreenFILE
- Highwire Press
- JSTOR
- Nature
- Nature Publishing Group
- Oceanic Abstracts
- Oxford Reference Online Premium
- Science in Context
- Today's Science
- Water Resources Abstracts
Health & Medicine
- Academic Search Complete
- AIDS & Cancer Research Abstracts
- ALT Health Watch
- Annual Reviews
- Associates Programs Source
- Books@Ovid
- CINAHL
- CINAHL Plus with Full Text
(Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)
- Consumer Health Complete
- Fuente Academica
en Español
- Health Source - Consumer Edition
- Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition
- Highwire Press
- Journals@Ovid
- MasterFILE Premier
- MedicLatina
- Medline with Full Text
- NetLibrary - now titled eBooks at EBSCOhost
- Nursing & Allied Health: Comprehensive
- Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)
- Pre-CINAHL
- Safety Science & Risk Abstracts
- Salud en Espanol
- Science in Context
- Scitable - Genetics, specifically
- TOXLINE
- Wiley Online Library
- Your Journals@Ovid
History
- Academic Search Complete
- America: History and Life
- American History in Video
- HarpWeek: The Civil War Era (1857-1877)
- Historical Abstracts
- History Reference Center
- Humanities International Complete
- Issues and Controversies in American History
- JSTOR
- Oxford African American Studies Center
Horticulture
Law & Government
- Academic Search Complete
- Alternative Press Index
- Associates Programs Source
- CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
- Congressional Universe
- CQ Researcher
- Criminal Justice Collection
- Fuente Academica
en Español
- GPO Monthly Catalog
- Highwire Press
- JSTOR
- Legal Collection
- MasterFILE Premier
- Military & Government Collection
- National Fire Codes Online
(Call Library for username & password)
- PAIS International
- WestLaw Campus
Mathematics
Newspapers
- Alternative Press Index
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Factiva
- HarpWeek: The Civil War Era (1857-1877)
- Newspaper Source Plus
- Regional Business News
- World News Digest
Philosophy & Religion
- Academic Search Complete
- Arts & Humanities Search
- Associates Programs Source
- Humanities International Complete
- JSTOR
- MasterFILE Premier
- Oxford University Press
- Project Muse
- Religion & Philosophy Collection
Psychology
- Academic Search Complete
- Associates Programs Source
- Journals@Ovid
- Highwire Press
- JSTOR
- PsycArticles
- Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
- PsycINFO
- Wiley Online Library
- Your Journals@Ovid
Reference (almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias)
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Global Books in Print
- Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- Oxford English Dictionary
- Oxford Reference Online Premium
- Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
- World Almanac, Book of Facts, and Encyclopedia
Science (General)
- Academic Search Complete
- AGRICOLA
- Associates Programs Source
- Highwire Press
- JSTOR
- MasterFILE Premier
- Oxford University Press
- Science in Context
- Science Magazine
- Today's Science
- Wiley Online Library
Social Sciences
- Academic Search Complete
- Alternative Press Index
- Articles First
- Associates Programs Source
- Communication & Mass Media Complete
- CQ Researcher
- Criminal Justice Collection
- Education Research Complete
- ERIC - EBSCOhost
U.S. Dept. of Education
- Factiva
- Fuente Academica
en Español
- Highwire Press
- Humanities International Complete
- Issues and Controversies
- Issues and Controversies in American History
- JSTOR
- MasterFILE Premier
- Military & Government Collection
- Opposing Viewpoints in Context
- Oxford African American Studies Center
- Social Services Abstracts
- Sociological Abstracts
- Women's Studies International
Statistics
- Highwire Press Click on 'Topics' then 'Statistics' under 'Physical Sciences'
- World Almanac
- World Almanac Reference Database
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Off-Campus Access
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Last Updated:
November 15, 2011