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Multi-Subject e-Resources

Restricted to SJU users Academic Search Premier   

Includes over 4,500 full-text, scholarly publications covering all academic disciplines.  More Information

Restricted to SJU users ProQuest Research Library       

Full-text and abstracts of millions of articles originally published in
magazines, newspapers, and journals in all subject areas. More Information

Restricted to SJU users JSTOR -  (coverage) 
    

Archive of nearly 250 scholarly journals. Older volumes have been digitized, starting from the first issues and running up to 3 to 5 years ago; no current issues are available in JSTOR. More Information

Restricted to SJU users Literature Resource Center - More Information  

Biographies, bibliographies and critical analyses of more than 120,000 worldwide authors from every age and their works in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, and journalism. Additional in-depth coverage of 2,500 of the most studied authors.

    The information is provided from

    • journal articles
    • reference material including:
      • Contemporary Authors
      • Dictionary of Literary Biography
      • Contemporary Literary Criticism Select
      • Encyclopedia of Literature - over 10,000 entries.
    • links to selected web resources
Restricted to SJU users Project MUSE
    

Access to full-text coverage for over 300 high quality humanities, arts, and social sciences journals from 60 scholarly publishers . More Information

Restricted to SJU users Communication & Mass Media Complete

Full-text and abstracts of articles in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields. More Information

Offers well-researched but accessible information covering all aspects of human impact on the environment.
Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles include content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done on each level to minimize negative impact.

Topics covered include global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling. 


Restricted to SJU users Book Review Index Online

Book Reviews of popular, academic, and professional works. More Information  

Restricted to SJU users LexisNexis® Academic      

Full-text documents from over 5,900 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications.   More Information

Restricted to SJU users ARTstor  

A digital archive of over 500,000 images, with a special focus on the needs of arts and education communities.  More Information

Restricted to SJU users Readers' Guide Retrospective (1890-1982)new
     

Contains comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America.   More Information

Restricted to SJU users CQ Researcher      

Weekly, in-depth reports on a single 'issue in the news'. Topics range from social issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. More Information

Restricted to SJU users Polling the Nations - survey database        

Compilation of more than 14,000 surveys, on almost all academic areas, conducted by more than 700 polling organizations in the U.S., and more than 80 other countries. More Information

  FedStats      

The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies. Statistics may be accessed by A-Z topic list, geographically, and by agency. More Information

Topics covered include librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. LISTA indexes nearly 600 periodicals plus books, research reports, and proceedings.

  GPO Access      

Official Internet site for many United States Government publications including: the Budget of the United States Government, Economic Indicators, and the Economic Report of the President Transmitted to the Congress.  More Information

Restricted to SJU users Ingenta      

Although this database is used primarily by the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) department, students, faculty and staff may use this resource to search for citations from 28,000 journals in all disciplines.More Information

Restricted to SJU users Digital Dissertations      

The Dissertation Abstracts database contains 1.6 million entries, and is the authoritative source for information about doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Note: This database is recommended for use in advanced graduate programs.More Information

  POWER Library (for Pennsylvania residents)      

Full-text and abstracts of millions of articles originally published in
magazines, newspapers, and journals in all subject areas. More Information

Newspaper e-Resources

Restricted to SJU users LexisNexis® Academic      

More than 350 newspapers, both domestic and international, many with same day publication coverage. On the "Guided News Search" screen, select a "News Category" from the drop-down list (ex. US News') as well as a "News Source" from the drop-down list (ex. 'Northeast Regional Sources' or 'Pennsylvania News Sources'). Finally, "Select a Date" ---the default is usually 6 months. More Information


New York Times
Considered the national newspaper of record, the NYT began publishing in the 1850s. The Library has the NYT in various formats from 1851 - current.
  Restricted to SJUvia ProQuest - More Information

(East Coast, Late Ed.)

coverage: June 1, 1980 - current : full text
Browsable and searchable (includes abstracts).

Note: No stock charts, graphs, or photographs.

  Restricted to SJUvia LexisNexis Academic - More Information

(Final New York City Ed.)

coverage:

  • June 1, 1980 - current : Searchable full text
      Note: No stock charts, graphs, or photographs.
  • January 1, 1969 - May 31, 1980 : Abstracts only.
  Print/Microfilm in Library

coverage: 1851 - current : Entire paper cover to cover.  
  • To locate in Library: (view catalog record)
  • When searching the time period 1851-1993, traditional print New York Times Index may be consulted.
  • Note: An easy way to search the NYT for any time period prior to 1981 is to use their free search engine. You can search the full text, author, or headline. You can also specify a date range or include advertisements and other listings in your search.

Once you have pinpointed a particular citation, you can come into the Library and retrieve the full text from our microfilm.


Restricted to SJU users Newspaper Source      

Cover-to-cover full text for 23 national (US) and international newspapers, and selected full-text articles from more than 180 regional (US) newspapers.More Information

Restricted to SJU users The Philadelphia Inquirer      

Complete full-text content of local and regional news, including politics, government policies, local companies, state industries, and more. Stock tables, photographs and other graphic content are not included. More Information

Restricted to SJU users Wall Street Journal      

Full text of the Wall Street Journal (Eastern edition), the financial newspaper of record.  Stock tables, photographs and other graphic content are not included.  More Information

 

Other Resources

Restricted to SJU users Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (ODNB) -More Information  

Illustrated collection of more than 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2001

Restricted to SJU users Credo Reference       

A collection of 275 reference books including dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, books of quotations, as well as subject-specific titles in a broad range of academic areas that include: art, business, health, history, language and literature, religion, and more. Title list. More Information


Linda A. Kubala
Web Resources / Reference Librarian
Saint Joseph's University
Last revision / review:  May 29, 2008
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