Research Guides: Databases: Finding Journal Articles: Subject Specific Databases

General Article Databases

Academic OneFile Plus This link opens in a new window
PowerSearch the Gale Databases. News and peer-reviewed periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology and many general interest topics. Includes images, graphs, tables and illustrations.
Academic Search Premier Plus This link opens in a new window
Contains full text of thousands of publications, many peer reviewed. Multidisciplinary, including social sciences, humanities, education, computer science, engineering, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Includes images, graphs, tables and illustrations.
CQ Researcher Online This link opens in a new window
Provides in-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day. A wide range of topics are covered, from social and political issues to environment, health, education, crime, climate change, public policy, and science and technology.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Full text and/or cited references to scholarly literature (articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions) from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites for virtually all subject areas. Resources available to Auraria Library users have a link labeled "Full-Text@Auraria Library".
Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Presents an array of perspectives on a wide range of topics using fully cited articles, essays, primary documents, biographies, statistics, court cases, profiles of government and special interest groups, websites, and podcasts. Topics cover politics, the environment, health care, education, energy, and much, much more.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Provides access to thousands of full-text journal articles and e-books related to science, technology, engineering, medicine, social social sciences, fine arts and humanities.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Massive collection of scholarly materials covers virtually all topic areas. Content, including articles, proceedings, and more, is pulled from various collections and is cross-searchable.

Find Databases In Your Subject Area

Database List
Access Auraria Library Databases. Either search, browse, or view databases by subject.

Examples of Subject Specific Databases

Sometimes you need more information than general databases can provide. In this case, try using a subject specific database. Below are a few examples of subject databases that Auraria Library subscribes to. There are many more on the Database List (see box above)!

AnthroSource This link opens in a new window
Anthropology
Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Business, marketing, and finance.
Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Criminal justice and criminology
ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Education
Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new window
Ethnic studies, sociology, and anthropology.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
History
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Literature and language.
Music Index This link opens in a new window
Music
PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
Political science and public policy
APA PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
Psychology and counseling
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Health and medicine
SciFinder-N This link opens in a new window
Chemistry
New or existing user? Click UCD, MSU or CCD
Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Sociology