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Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledAcademic OneFile
Indexes and abstracts articles on subjects such as agriculture, anthropology, arts, business, communications, economics, law, political science, psychology, religion, general sciences, and current events. Most articles are in full text; via InfoTrac; 1980 - present. Access provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC).
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledAmerica: History and Life
Indexes journal articles, book chapters, book reviews and dissertations on American and Canadian history and culture; 1964 - present.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  American Periodicals Series Online
APS Online features over 1,500 periodicals ... from colonial times to the advent of American involvement in World War II. Titles range from America's first scientific journal, Medical Repository, to popular magazines like Vanity Fair and Ladies's Home Journal.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  L' Annee Philologique
Indexes journal articles, essays and conference proceedings in the field of classical studies. International coverage; 1969 - present.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledArt Index Retrospective
Indexes material in the fields of art, art history, architecture, design, and film. Includes citations for journal articles, yearbooks, museum bulletins, and reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed journals. For coverage of art literature from 1983 to the present, search Wilson Art Abstracts.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  Arts & Humanities Search
The online version of ISI's Arts & Humanities Citation Index, indexing articles and books relevant to arts and humanities. Use to find who has cited a particular work; 1980 - present.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledBibliography of the History of Art
Indexes and abstracts publications in the history of art, covering current literature of European art from Late Antiquity to the present and American art from the European discoveries to the present. International coverage; 1990- present. For pre-1990 coverage, use RILA or Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie.
note: may be searched simultaneously with RILA and Wilson Art
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  Conference Board's Research Database
Research reports on the latest issues in business management and U.S. and global economics. Full text coverage from 1995 - present. Access provided by a generous friend of Wheaton.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  CongressDaily
Twice daily reports from Congress. From the National Journal Group; 1997-present.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  CQ Researcher Online
The CQ Researcher contains in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues, with regular reports on topics in health, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the U.S. economy. 1991- present; can be searched separately, or with CQ Weekly Report 1983-present, which contains an unbiased, objective, and comprehensive roundup of virtually all Capitol Hill activity each week.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  Dissertation Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts every doctoral dissertation, plus some master's theses, completed at accredited U.S. institutions; 1861 - present.
note: Passworded - see Librarian at Information Desk
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  EconLit
Indexes and abstracts journal articles, books, working papers, and dissertations in economics; 1969 - present.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology
The electronic version of the three-volume Encyclopedia of Applied Psychology encompasses applications of psychological knowledge and procedures in all areas of psychology.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  Encyclopedia of Biological Chemistry
A compilation of more than 500 different entries encompasses all aspects of biochemistry, as well as the extensions of this subject into the related fields of molecular biology, cell biology, genetics and biophysics.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics
The electronic version of the 2nd edition of the 14 volume Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics is the "standard reference work for information about any particular aspect of linguistics or its applications."
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledEncyclopedia of Popular Music Online
The electronic version of the Encyclopedia of Popular Music is a biographical encyclopedia of rock, pop, and jazz artists, covering popular music from 1900 to the present, plus popular music genres, trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals. Entirely cross-searchable with Oxford Music Online.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  Encyclopedia of the Human Brain
Covering anatomy, physiology, neuropsychology, clinical neurology, neuropharmacology, evolutionary biology, genetics, and behavioral science, this electronic version of the four-volume Encyclopedia of the Human Brain contains over 200 peer-reviewed signed articles from experts around the world. Includes over 1000 figures.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  Encyclopedia of Toxicology
A comprehensive survey of toxicology with entries devoted to key concepts and specific chemicals plus the societal implications of toxicological knowledge including environmental crimes, chemical and biological warfare in ancient times, and a history of the U.S. environmental movement.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  Facts.com (World News Digest)
The online version of Facts on File includes coverage of historical events from 1940 to the present, a live Reuters news feed, selected newspaper editorials, obituaries (1980+), and special sections on world leaders, country profiles, key issues, and maps.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledGeneral BusinessFile ASAP
Indexes and abstracts articles on business and management topics. Many articles are in full text; via InfoTrac; 1980- present. Access provided by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC).
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledHistorical Abstracts
Indexes journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations pertaining to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (not including America, Canada, or pre-history. For America and Canada, use America: History and Life); 1955 - present.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  Index of Christian Art
Indexes primarily Christian art from early apostolic times to approximately 1400 A.D. Includes some photographic reproductions.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
The online version of the IESBS, corresponding to the 26-volume set (Ref H41 .I58 2001), contains 4,000 articles and is described as "..the largest corpus of knowledge about the social and behavioral sciences in existence..." Latest update 2004.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Indexes scholarly journal articles on the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700).
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledJSTOR
Full text backfiles of over 800 core scholarly journals in humanities, social sciences, and sciences. NOTE: By design, JSTOR does not contain the most recent 2-7 years of journals. Many of these titles are continued in Project Muse or in the Library's print and/or electronic subscriptions. Check JournalFinder for complete holdings information.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  LexisNexis Congressional
Full text access to publications from and about the U.S. Congress, including congressional working papers, bills (1989-), and testimony (1988-); committee reports (1990-); member biographical and committee assignment information; voting records (1988-); member and campaign financial data and disclosures; plus the Federal Register (1980-), the Code of Federal Regulations (current), the U.S. Code, CIS Indexing and Abstracts (1970-), and the Congressional Record (1985-).
Free Resource  MOCAT (Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications)
Indexes print and electronic publications of the U.S. government, the world's largest publisher. 1994 - present.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledMusic Index (online)
Indexes material relevant to classical and popular music and musicology. Includes articles, book and record reviews, first performances, and obituaries. 1979 - present.
note: earlier coverage available in print edition
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  OED Online (Oxford English Dictionary)
Full text of the 20 volumes of the OED, the 3 volume Additions Series, as well as at least 1,000 new and revised entries added quarterly. The OED is the leading authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millenium, providing information on the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words.
Oxford English Dictionary

Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledOxford Art Online
Encyclopedic coverage of art, archaelogy, architecture, design and film. Electronic version of the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, the Grove Dictionary of Art, and the Oxford Companion to Western Art.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledOxford Music Online
Encyclopedic coverage of musical subjects of all kinds including composers, performers, conductors, musical terms and forms, individual works, instruments and notations, venues, and genres. Electronic version of the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, the New Grove Dictionary of Opera, the Oxford Companion to Music, and the Oxford Dictionary of Music. Cross-searchable with the Encyclopedia of Popular Music.
Free Resource  Perseus Digital Library
Searchable database of more than 1 million links to texts, images, datasets, encyclopedias, maps, grammars, dictionaries, reference works, and other primary materials in the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world. Includes texts in Latin and/or Greek. From the Department of Classics, Tufts University.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledPhilosopher's Index
Indexes and abstracts the scholarship of philosophy and related fields. Includes books and journal articles; one of the Ovid databases; 1940- present.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledPsycINFO
Indexes and abstracts the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines. American Psychological Association and Canadian Psychological Association journals are in full text; 1806 - present.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledRepertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie
Indexes and abstracts publications in the history of art, covering current literature of European art from Late Antiquity to the present and American art from the European discoveries to the present; 1973-1989. Use BHA for coverage after 1989.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledRILA: International Repertory of the Literature of Art
Indexes and abstracts publications in the history of art, covering current literature of European art from Late Antiquity to the present and American art from the European discoveries to the present; 1975-1989. Use BHA for coverage after 1989.
note: may be searched simultaneously with BHA and Wilson Art
Free Resource  ROJARO (Rock, Jazz, Roots Index)
Searchable key to articles, discographies, live and record-reviews published in the music press worldwide including fanzines from January 1992 to present.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ScienceDirect
Full text of over 1,900 Elsevier journals and 29 encyclopedias in the sciences and social sciences. Coverage for most titles is 1993- or 1995 - present.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledScopus
Indexes and abstracts scientific, technical, medical and social sciences literature and web resources. Includes citation tracking and links to full text articles. Early 1900's- present for some abstracts; 1996- present for citation tracking.
Free Resource  Thesaurus Linguae Graecae - Abridged Database
The Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG) is a research center at the University of California, Irvine. Founded in 1972 the TLG has already collected and digitized most literary texts written in Greek from Homer to the fall of Byzantium in AD 1453. Its goal is to create a comprehensive digital library of Greek literature from antiquity to the present era. The freely available abridged database offers a portion of the entire TLG on the web.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  Treatise on Geochemistry
This electronic version of the 10 volume set includes all the major subjects in the field, ranging from the chemistry of the solar system to environmental geochemistry.
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  ArticleLinker enabledWilson Art Abstracts
Indexes material in the fields of art, art history, architecture, design, and film, including articles in periodicals, yearbooks, museum bulletins, and reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed journals; 1983 - present. For coverage of art literature from 1929 to 1984, search Art Index Retrospective.
note: may be searched simultaneously with BHA and RILA
Wheaton Faculty, Staff, and Students only  Women Writers Online
Full text collection of pre-Victorian (1400-1850) literature by women. From Brown University.