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Electronic Resources in Library Databases

 

General Information


New Databases


Link to Periodical Articles in Databases


Alphabetic list
of databases by name

Subject List of databases


How to use library databases from your home or office.
The library provides access to databases to Rockhurst University students, faculty and staff only. If you are on campus you simply use this page to access databases. If you are at home or work off campus access is available via the VPN Portal link described on the Off Campus Access to Databases page. Most databases allow direct access; some require passwords.


General Information

For information on how to cite electronic sources, go to Citing Print and Electronic Sources in Research Papers.

For information on how to export citations to the RefWorks bibliographic management program, download this Help Guide*


New Databases

The 19th Century British Library Newspapers collection contains full runs of 48 newspapers specially selected by the British Library to best represent nineteenth century Britain. This new collection includes national and regional newspapers, as well as those from both established country or university towns and the new industrial powerhouses of the manufacturing Midlands, as well as Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Special attention was paid to include newspapers that helped lead particular political or social movements such as Reform, Chartism, and Home Rule. The penny papers aimed at the working and clerical classes are also present in the collection. More information can be found in the Topic Guide fot this resource. This database has been provided through the generous donotion of the Rockhurst University Library Guild.

Credo Reference is a collection of over 400 reference titles covering topics in the humanities, science, medicine and social sciences. The full text of these titles are available and there are links from titles to related articles in many of the library's journal databases and to books identified in the library's online catalog. Credo Reference Search Tips *

Academic OneFile contains peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. Extensive coverage of the sciences, technology, medicine, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects - authoritative and comprehensive. Millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions; updated daily.

General OneFile contains 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. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.

InfoTrac Collections are subject specific subset collections of articles taken from the Academic OneFile and General OneFile databases.

Agriculture Collection Description

Business Economic Theory Collection Description

Communication and Mass Media Collection Description

Criminal Justice Collection Description

Culinary Arts Collection Description

Fine Arts and Music Collection Description

Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection Description

Home Improvement Collection Description

Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection Description

Popular Magazine Collection Description

Psychology Collection Description

Health and Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health Module delivers up-to-date reference material as well as full-text magazines, journals, and pamphlets from a wide variety of authoritative medical sources. Additionally, consumers, students, and professionals are provided with descriptions of and links to many pertinent websites, selected for their usefulness and appropriateness. This database is intended for consumers without medical backgrounds.

Health Reference Center Academic is intended for the health professional and students in the heatlh sciences. It provides the full text and images of respected nursing, allied health and medical journals; consumer health magazines; newsletters; pamphlets; newspaper articles; topical overviews; and reference books.

Small Business Resource Center contains information on starting and running a small business, including sample business plans, how to guides, articles and websites.

Informe is for Spanish-speaking users, this full-text electronic reference tool is the first system to provide indexing, images and full text of popular Hispanic magazines -- not just translations. Also included is a thesaurus and interface that are uniquely designed for Spanish-speaking users.

Customer Newspapers contains full text articles from domestic and international newspapers.

Additional databases for elementary and secondary school students include:

Infotrac Junior Edition Description

Infotrac Student Edition Description

Kids InfoBits Description

 

Contact Kim Cullinan, Head of Public Services, for more information about electronic resources.

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Updated July 2, 2009

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