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Subject Areas

Some databases are general or interdisciplinary in coverage. Other databases cover a specific subject area such as engineering, art, science, etc.

Here are some examples of subject specific databases that are available through the library's Database page:

	Subject Area	Some Relevant Databases
	Government Information	Military and Government Collection
	Social Sciences and History	American History Online, CQ Researcher, Opposing Viewpoint in Context, and SIRS Knowledge Source
	Science	Academic Search Premier, Access Science Online, GreenFILE and Science Magazine Online
	Biographical Information	Gale Virtual Reference Library and MasterFILE Premier
	Ethnic Studies	Ethnic Newswatch
	Health and Medicine	BioMed Central, CINAHL PLUS with Full-text, Health Source, Alt Healthwatch, and PubMed
	News	Newspaper Source Plus
	Psychology	Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
	Literature	Bloom's Literature

A few examples of databases without a specific subject focus include:

Academic Search Premier: Provides abstracts and full-text articles from thousands of scholarly and general-interest publications.
Newspaper Source Plus: Includes New York Times plus many national and international newspapers
Britannica Online: The online version of the print edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, also includes a dictionary.
Films on Demand: Includes thousands of closed captioned streamed educational videos.

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CLICS