DATABASES ON THE CD ROM NETWORK
 as of January 1997
Contents

  • General and Reference Databases

    Global Books In Print Plus

    provides access to complete English-language bibliographic information from the United States, United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, Latin America, Canada, and the Oceanic States. It is the most comprehensive database that offers access to books in print worldwide.

    The National Newspaper Index

    (1993 - 12/96) database provides a single, in-depth reference to five major newspapers: The database spans three to four years of information and is updated monthly.

    Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature

    (1/83-10/96) indexes articles from more than 240 of the most popular general-interest magazines published in the United States and Canada. It is a comprehensive index to popular literature, covering all subjects and such general news areas as current events, business, fashion, politics, crafts, education, history, sports, food, and science.

  • Arts and Humanities Databases

    Art Index

    (1984- ) cites articles from more than 290 periodicals published throughout the world. Periodical coverage includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, and Swedish. In addition to articles, the database indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals.

    Humanities Index

    (1984- ) covers articles from more than 350 English-language periodicals in the fields of archaeology and classical studies, art and photography, folklore, general scholarship, history, journalism and communications, language and literature, literary and political criticism, music and performing arts, philosophy, and religion and theology. Unlike Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature which only indexes popular magazines, Humanities Index includes some of the best-known scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important specialized journals in related disciplines.

    MLA International Bibliography

    (1963- ) produced by the Modern Language Association, is the most comprehensive database that consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. The database provides access to scholarly research in over 3,000 journals and series and also covers relevant monographs, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies, and other formats.

    The Religion Index on CD-ROM

    produced by the American Theological Library Association, Inc., includes five distinct indexes searchable as a combined database. The combined database includes articles from scholarly journals, difficult-to-find eases such as Festschriften, conference proceedings and congresses, book reviews and projects, reports, and theses in ministry.

  • Social Sciences Databases

    America: History and Life on Disc

    (1982- ) bibliographic database covering the world's scholarly literature in history. The scope and contents of the CD-ROM database are identical to those of its printed counterpart: article abstracts and bibliographical citations of reviews and dissertations on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present.

    EconLit

    (1969- ) comprehensive, indexed bibliography with selected abstracts of the world's economic literature, produced by the American Economic Association. It includes coverage of over 400 major journals as well as articles in collective volumes (essays, proceedings, etc.), books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers licensed from the Cambridge University Press Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics.

    Historical Abstracts on Disc

    (1982- ) covers the world's scholarly literature in history. The scope and contents of the CD-ROM database are identical to those of its printed counterpart: article abstracts and bibliographical citations of books and dissertations on the history of the world, except the United States and Canada, from 1450 to the present. Works on U.S. and Canadian history are covered in America: History and Life on Disc.

    PsycLIT

    includes two parts: The Journal Articles Database (1974- ) and The Book Chapters & Books Database (1987- ). Contains summaries of the world's serial literature in psychology and related disciplines from over 1300 journals in 27 languages from approximately 50 countries; also summaries of English-language chapters and books in psychology and related disciplines published worldwide.

    Social Sciences Index

    (SSI) (1983- ) cites articles of at least one column in length from more than 350 English-language periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere. Social Sciences Index includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of social sciences journals, both popular and scholarly.

    Sociofile

    (1974- )contains information from approximately 2000 journals in 30 different languages from about 55 countries. Compared to Social Sciences Index, which only indexes bibliographic information in widely held journals, Sociofile includes citations and abstracts of items in scholarly journals, working papers, and dissertations in sociology and related disciplines.

  • International Studies Databases

    FBIS Index

    (Foreign Broadcast Information Service) covers translated transcripts of foreign radio and television broadcasts, news, agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals and government statements from around the world. Provides access to international source coverage of economic, political, military, environmental and sociological news and commentary.

    Index to United Nations Documents and Publications

    (1990- ) provides fast access to current and retrospective United Nations documents and publications. The Index contains information on international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian nature, and issues of peace and security, world hunger, human rights, economic development, the environment and atomic energy. Includes the documents from six bodies of the United Nations: General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, Secretariat and international Council of Justice.

    PAIS International

    (Public Affairs Information Service, Inc.) (1972- ) indexes the literature of public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general. Journal articles, books, government documents, statistical compilations, committee reports, directories, serials, reports of public, intergovernmental, and private organizations, and most other forms of printed literature from all over the world are indexed.

  • Science and Government Publications

    EDsearch

    Education Statistics on Disk is a computerized search and retrieval system designed to provide an easy way to locate and display specific information contained in the wealth of statistical tables produced by the National Center for Education Statistics (CES). The program includes the complete contents of the following NCES publications:

    General Science Index

    (GSI) (1984- ) cites articles of at least one column in length from approximately 140 English-language periodicals published in the United States and Great Britain. Coverage includes publications from popular science magazines as well as professional science and health journals. Advantages of using GSI include the ready availability of most of the journals covered and the use of Library of Congress Subject Headings for indexing. One major disadvantage is the lack of abstracts. A good place to begin a search in the science literature; a comprehensive search requires continued research in another database that is both more comprehensive and focused in scope (databases such as Chemical Abstracts, GeoRef, Inspec, Science Citation Index, MathSciNet, Medline, and Cambridge Scientific Abstracts).

    GPO CAT/PAC

    contains citations and cataloging information for publications issued by the United States government agencies. It includes Senate and House hearings on bills and laws, as well as agency-sponsored studies, fact sheets, maps, handbooks, subject bibliographies, and conference proceedings going back to 1976. Subject coverage includes agriculture, economics, energy, public affairs, taxation, law, health, consumer issues and environment. It corresponds in part to Monthly Catalog of the United States Government Publications. The database is updated monthly.

    National Economic, Social & Environmental Data Bank

    (NESE) created by STAT-USA, an office of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration to provide public access to information on important domestic topics related to public policy issues and concerns. The NESE now contains data from 19 Federal Agencies; it is a static file with no plans to update it in the near future.

    National Trade Data Bank

    (NTDB 1990-1996) published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, STAT-USA, with assistance and advice from the Interagency Trade Data Advisory Committee, representing 14 Federal agencies. The NTDB includes the best of the trade promotion and international economic data.

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