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20th Century African American Poetry
http://collections.chadwyck.com/20daap/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=frameset.htx
Searchable, browseable database of over 10,000 poems from 70 poets of the twentieth century.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Fulltexts
20th Century American Poetry
http://collections.chadwyck.com/20ampo/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=frameset.htx
Searchable, browseable database of over 52,000 poems from 300 poets of the twentieth century.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Fulltexts
20th Century English Poetry
http://collections.chadwyck.com/20enpo/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=frameset.htx
Searchable and browseable database of over 280 poets and 598 volumes of poems.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Fulltexts
ABELL
http://lion.chadwyck.com/lion_ref_abell/search
The Modern Humanities Research Association's Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature is a searchable database of citations of monographs, journal articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays, and dissertations. MHRA's ABELL includes links to the full text of 61 journals.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 1920-present.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
ABI/Inform via ProQuest
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=403&TS=10638*&clientId=1565&PageNum=1&DBID=3
Searchable database with citations to articles in business, management, finance, and economics journals. All citations include abstracts; a large portion of citations also include full text of the article.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Covers: 1971-present.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
AMICO Image Collection
http://www.cdlib.org/hlp/directory/amico.html
The Art Museum Image Consortium (AMICO) Library is a searchable collection of digital images. The artworks represent a variety of European, American, African, and Asian cultures, with coverage from prehistoric artifacts to contemporary art installations. A full range of object types, including painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, costume, books and manuscripts, prints, and drawings are represented. Searchable using Luna Imaging's Insight software.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History
Search the site with a Web browser.
http://uclibs.org/PID/32961
ImageResources
ARTFL
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/ARTFL/
Searchable database of over 2,000 French language texts from the American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 13th century - present
ArticleDatabases
ARTbibliographies Modern
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&db=artbm-set-c&adv=1
ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM) provides full abstracts of journal articles, books, exhibition catalogs and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and contemporary art. Entries date back as far as the late 1960s. Publisher is Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA).
Subject area(s): Art and Art History
ArticleDatabases
ARTstor
http://www.artstor.org/
Searchable database of more than 300,000 digital images and associated catalog data. ART stor covers many time periods and cultures, and documents the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design, as well as many other forms of visual culture. Users can search, view, and download images. One of the following browsers is required to view the site: IE, Netscape, Mozilla, or Firefox.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, General Subjects, Humanities
ImageResources
ATSDR Toxological Profiles
http://uclibs.org/PID/21455
From the U.S. Public Health Service's Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Provides data on health effects and hazardous substances, chemicals, and compounds.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
ReferenceSources
Access: The Supplementary Index to Periodicals
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/protect/AccessIndex.html
Searchable database of citations to articles in popular journals and magazines. The index supplements the Reader's Guide with many popular news, entertainment, and art titles.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Covers: October 1987 - present.
ArticleDatabases
Accunet AP Photo Archive
http://ap.accuweather.com/apphoto/
A searchable electronic library containing Associated Press's current year's photo report and a selection of images from their negative and print library dating from the 1500s. The Archive currently contains 700,000 photos, most of which are contemporary images made since late 1995. The Archive features two photo databases: an International Photo Archive and a Euro/Asian Photo Archive. Images may be used in presentations and reports for UCSC faculty, staff, and students only. Archive photographs may not be used or published in newspapers, magazines, or other promotional items.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, General Subjects
Covers: 1995 - present.
ImageResources
Acta Sanctorum
http://acta.chadwyck.com
Searchable, electronic version of the complete printed text of Acta Sanctorum, from the edition published in sixty-eight volumes by the Société des Bollandistes in Antwerp and Brussels. It is a collection of documents examining the lives of saints, organized according to each saint's feast day.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: Volumes published 1643-1940.
Fulltexts
African American Newspapers: The 19th Century
http://srch.accessible.com/search/search.pl
Searchable database from Accessible Archives consisting of the full-text of the following newspapers: Freedom's Journal, March 1827 - March 1829; The Colored American, January 1837 - December 1841; The North Star, December 1847 - April 1851; The National Era, January 1847 - March 1860; Provincial Freeman, 1854-1857; Frederick Douglass Paper, 1851-1859; and The Christian Recorder,1861 - 1902.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Coverage varies, 1827 - 1902.
['Fulltexts', 'Newspapers']
African American Poetry 1750-1900.
http://collections.chadwyck.com/daap/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=frameset.htx
Searchable and browseable database of nearly 3,000 poems.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 1750-1900.
Fulltexts
African American Studies: A UCSC Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/afam.html
This guide is designed to help you do research on social, cultural, political, economic, literary, and historical topics related to African American Studies. Provides tips for finding articles, books, statistics, and Websites.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
African Studies: A UCSC Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/african/
This guide is designed to help you do research on social, cultural, political, economic and historical issues on the African continent from ancient civilizations to countries of today. Provides tips for finding articles, books, bibliographies, and Websites.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
Aging and Anti-Aging in America: UCSC Library Collections Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/aging.html
Links to reference works, online data archives, Websites, catalogs, and article indexes on aging and the elderly.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
SubjectGuides
Agricola
http://agricola.nal.usda.gov/
Citations and abstracts for articles on all aspects of agriculture.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1979 - present
ArticleDatabases
Altavista
http://www.altavista.com/
A World Wide Web search engine with a large database of Web files. The site also has links to image, audio file, and video file searching.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SearchEngines
America: History and Life (AHL)
http://serials.abc-clio.com/active/start?_appname=serials&initialdb=AHL
Historical coverage of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. Contains citations and abstracts for articles, book and media reviews, and dissertations. The database also includes CLIO Notes, which guides the user through chronologies and brief summaries of significant events and themes in American history.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Covers: Articles written 1964 - present.
ArticleDatabases
American Chemical Society Publications
http://pubs.acs.org/journals/query/subscriberSearch.jsp
Searchable database containing the full text of over 40 journals from the ACS.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Coverage varies. Most journal subscriptions begin 1996-2000.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
American Civil War: Letters and Diaries
http://www.alexanderstreet2.com/CWLDLive/
This searchable database contains the full text of approximately 32,000 pages of letters, diaries and memoirs. Over 460 authors are represented, including writings of politicians, generals, slaves, landowners, farmers, seaman, wives, and even spies. The letters and diaries are by the famous and the unknown, giving not only both the Northern and Southern perspectives, but those of foreign observers also.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Includes materials written between 1855 and 1875.
['Archives', 'Fulltexts']
American Drama
http://collections.chadwyck.com/amdram/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=frameset.htx
Full-text searchable, browsable collection of over 700 plays.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 1714-1911.
Fulltexts
American Fact Finder (AFF)
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html
From the U.S. Census Bureau, this site is an excellent source of 1990 and 2000 population, housing, economic, and geographic data for the nation, states, counties cities and places. Use "Factsheets" for overview information about a geographic area, or select "Data Sets" for table of statistics on specific topics.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Social Sciences
Covers 1990 and 2000 U.S. Censuses
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
American Film Institute Catalog
http://afi.chadwyck.com/
The AFI Catalog provides comprehensive, full-text filmographic information on over 45,000 films, including more than 17,500 made in the early years of film from 1893 to 1910.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Humanities
Covers: 1893-1970.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
American History: A UCSC Library Collections Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/amhistory.html
Provides lists of resources for starting research in library catalogs, article databases, reference works, and Websites on early American history and the United States during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
American Meteorological Society Journals
http://ams.allenpress.com/amsonline/?request=search-simple
Searchable full-text of journals from the AMS.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
American National Biography (ANB)
http://uclibs.org/PID/6948
This searchable database contains information on more than American 17,400 men and women. Each entry contains a bibliography for further research and some have photos.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['Encyclopedias', 'Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
American Periodical Series Online (APS)
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=403&TS=10638*&clientId=1565&PageNum=1&DBID=5197
This searchable database includes digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals published from 1741 to 1900. From Proquest.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 1741-1900
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
American State Papers
http://uclibs.org/PID/96559
Primary source material comprised of over 6,000 documents of U.S congressional materials from 1789 through 1838.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
1789-1838)
Fulltexts
American Studies: Race and Ethnicity Subject Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/amst.html
Contains links to reference materials, catalogs, databases, indexes, and Web resources in American Studies.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
SubjectGuides
American poetry 1600-1900
http://collections.chadwyck.com/ampo/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=frameset.htx
Searchable, browseable collection of over 40,000 poems by more than 200 poets.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 1600-1900.
Fulltexts
AnthroSource
http://www.anthrosource.net/
Searchable database of journal articles published by the American Anthropological Association (AAA)
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 2003-current. For selected journals, coverage begins as early as 1880.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
Anthropological Index of the Royal Anthropological Institute
http://lucy.ukc.ac.uk/AIO.html
This database contains citations to articles written in all branches of anthropology. The index is based on the journal holdings of the Anthropology Library at the British Museum.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers articles written 1957 - current.
Also available from Eureka/RLG as part of Anthropology Plus.
http://autoweb.rlg.org/cgi-bin/webscr/cucx/ewebyeq1l.scr
ArticleDatabases
Anthropological Literature
http://autoweb.rlg.org/cgi-bin/webscr/cucx/ewebyeq1a.scr
Included in Anthropology Plus. Citations to articles and essays in the fields of anthropology and archaeology. Includes items in English and other European languages.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: Articles written 1984 to present.
ArticleDatabases
Anthropology Plus
http://uclibs.org/PID/34670
Provides extensive worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, and interdisciplinary studies. The index offers excellent coverage of all core periodicals in the field in addition to local and lesser-known journals. Vendor is RLG's Eureka.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Coverage is from the late 19th century to present.
ArticleDatabases
Anthropology: A UCSC Library Collections Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/anth.html
Provides links to recommended reference materials, catalogs, journal indexes and databases, and Websites.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
SubjectGuides
Anthropology: A Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/anthropology.html
A quick guide to resources for research in Anthropology, including reference books, article databases, core journals, and Web sites.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
SubjectGuides
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA)
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&db=aquclust-set-c&adv=1
Covers aquatic science, aquatic organisms, fisheries, oceanography, ocean technology policy and non-living resources, and aquatic pollution and environmental quality. Includes citations and abstracts. Publisher is Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA).
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1971 - present
ArticleDatabases
Archaeology of the American Southwest - Library Collections Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/SWARCH.html
Tips for finding books, articles, Websites, and other information on archaeology.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
SubjectGuides
Archives U.S.A.
http://archives.chadwyck.com
Access to holdings and contact information of more than 4,800 repositories. Indexes to over 109,000 special collections in libraries and museums.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Humanities, Social Sciences
LibraryCatalogs
Art Full Text
http://uclibs.org/PID/33002
Searchable database that indexes and abstracts articles from art periodicals published throughout the world. Indexing coverage begins 1984; abstracting coverage begins with January 1994. Selected full-text coverage begins in 1997. Topics include: Advertising Art, Architecture and Architectural History, Art History, Computers in Art, Fashion Design, Folk Art, Graphic Arts, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Motion Pictures, Non-Western Art, Painting, Photography, Pottery, Sculpture, Television, Textiles, Video.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
Art Index Retrospective
http://hwwilsonweb.com/
Searchable database of article citations listed in Art Index volumes 1-32. The resource cites articles from periodicals published throughout the world covering Archaeology, Architecture, Art History, Folk Art, Film, Motion Pictures, Painting, Photography, Pottery, Sculpture, Television, and Textiles. Publisher is Wilson Web.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities
Covers 1929-1984.
ArticleDatabases
Art on ScreenLibrary use only: McHenry Library CD-ROM area
#CDROM
An international index to moving image productions on the visual arts.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Arts
Art: a UCSC Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/art.html
Provides tips for finding articles, books, reference works, images, and Websites relevant to the study of art, art history and visual resources.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities
SubjectGuides
Artforum Index
http://www.mcgilvery.com/artforum/fm_afi.html
Browseable index to the early issues of the journal, volume I, number 1, through volume VII, number 4.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History
Covers: 1962-1968.
ArticleDatabases
ArticleFirst
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=ArticleFirst
The Article First database from Firstsearch/OCLC provides citations from the table of contents pages of journals in the areas of science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Covers: 1990-present.
ArticleDatabases
Arts and Humanities Citation Index via Web of Science
http://isiknowledge.com/wos
This Web of Knowledge database contains citations to 1,100 arts and humanities journals. Search by subject, author, and journal title. Cited Reference Search finds articles that cite an author or article specified by the searcher.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities
Covers: 1975 - present
ArticleDatabases
Asian American Drama
http://uclibs.org/PID/31412
Full-text searchable and browsable database of plays written by Asian American authors. Contains character and bibliographic information for each play, plus production details for selected plays.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 1891 - current.
Fulltexts
Asian American Pacific Islander Studies: A UCSC Library Subject Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/aapi.html
This guide is designed to help students do research on social, cultural, political, economic, literary, and historical topics related to Asian American Studies. Provides tips for finding articles, books, statistics, and Websites.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
Association for Computing Machinery Digital Library
http://www.acm.org/dl/Search.html
Searchable database contains bibliographic information, abstracts, reviews, and the full-text for articles published in ACM periodicals and proceedings since 1947.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
Associations Unlimited
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ucsantacruz?db=AU
The online version of Encyclopedia of Associations. The database contains more than 154,000 detailed listings for associations and professional societies all over the world.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['ReferenceSources', 'Societies']
Astronomy/Astrophysics on the Web: UCSC Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/astro/index.html
Provides links to virtual libraries, electronic journals, preprints and eprints, teaching resources, indexes, and many more types of resources.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
SubjectGuides
Astrophysics Data Systems (NASA Astrophysics Data Systems)
http://adswww.harvard.edu.
ADS contains abstracts and citations for materials in astronomy and astrophysics, instrumentation, physics and geophysics, Los Alamos preprints, and many archives.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Varies by file.
ArticleDatabases
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (ARCH)
http://uclibs.org/PID/9575
Citations to articles on the following topics: architecture, architectural design, city planning, furniture and decoration, interior design, historic preservation, history of architecture, and urban planning. Vendor is RLG's Eureka.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History
Covers: 1977 - present.
ArticleDatabases
BIOSIS Previews
http://isiknowledge.com/biosis
Citations and abstracts to journal articles in the life sciences. Very interdisciplinary within biology, including biochemistry, ecology, genetics, microbiology, ocean sciences, plant biology, and zoology.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1969 - present
ArticleDatabases
BIOSIS Previews Quick Reference Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/biology/BiosisQuick.pdf
Tips for searching the BIOSIS database.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
DatabaseInstructions
Background Notes
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
Compiled by the U.S. Department of State, this site lists profiles of all countries. Each country's entry contains information on geography, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations, U.S. relations, and travel/business.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Social Sciences
['Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources', 'Statistics']
Bible in English
http://collections.chadwyck.com/bie/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=frameset.htx
20 different versions of the English Bible from the 10th to 20th century.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Fulltexts
Bibliography of Asian Studies
http://www.hti.umich.edu/b/bas/
BAS contains citations to materials on all subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide. Citations added between 1971 the 1991 include citations to western-language periodical articles, individually authored monographs, chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings, anthologies, and Festschriften, etc. Since 1992, newly published individual monographs are no longer being added to the database, and users seeking monographs (books) are urged to consult other general resources and databases (such as the MELVYL Union Catalog).
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers 1971 - present.
ArticleDatabases
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)
http://uclibs.org/PID/9570
This database indexes and abstracts art-related books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealers catalogs, and articles from more than 2,500 periodicals. Vendor is RLG's Eureka.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History
Covers: 1973 - present
ArticleDatabases
BioOne
http://www.bioone.org/bioone/?request=search-simple
Searchable database of 45 online journals in biological, environmental, and ecological science.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 2000-present.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
Bioinformatics: UCSC Science and Engineering Library Subject Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/bioinformatics/index.html
Contains links to resources for finding articles, electronic journals, sequence and structure databases, software, books, and more.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
SubjectGuides
Biology Databases Comparison Chart
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/biology/BioDBcompare.pdf
Compares features of UCSC-licensed biology databases - BIOSIS, PubMed Zoological Record, Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts, and Web of Science databases.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
DatabaseInstructions
Biology: A UCSC Science and Engineering Library Subject Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/biology/
Reference tools, article databases, online journals, and other research tools for Ecology & Evolutionary Biology.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
SubjectGuides
Black Drama
http://uclibs.org/PID/31413
Full-text searchable and browsable database of plays written by African, Caribbean, and African American authors. Contains character and bibliographic information for each play, plus production details and images for selected plays.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 1850 - current.
Fulltexts
Blackwell/Synergy Online Journals
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/servlet/useragent?func=showSearch
Searchable database of over 300 full-text journals in the sciences and medicine.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
Book Review Digest
http://web5s.silverplatter.com/webspirs/start.ws?customer=c149854
Searchable database of citations for book reviews. Abstracts are available for some citations.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Humanities
Covers: 1983-current.
['Books', 'ReferenceSources']
Books in Print from Bowker
http://www.globalbooksinprint.com/
This searchable database contains publishing information for books, audio products and video materials currently available for sale. It includes links to reviews from publications in the publishing and library industry. BIP has brief biographical information for selected authors. In addition, the database can be browsed by subject or by categories such as award winners and books mentioned in the media.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['Books', 'ReferenceSources']
Botanical Society of America Online Image Collection
http://images.botany.org/
Searchable database of over 800 botanical teaching slides.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Science and Engineering
ImageResources
Branson DeCou Archive
http://library.ucsc.edu/slides/decou/
A collection of digital images of Branson De Cou's hand-tinted lantern slides photographed in Italy in the 1920s-30s. The Web site has an image index that is searchable by site.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, General Subjects
ImageResources
Browsers Recommended by UCSC Library
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/browsers.html
Recommended versions of Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer, and Adobe Acrobat Viewer.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
Business Source Premier from Ebsco Host
http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=buh
Searchable database of articles from scholarly business journals and other sources. Subjects include management, economics, finance, accounting, and international business.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Social Sciences
Covers: 1965 - current, though a few select journals are available from the 1940's and 1950's.
Alternate access.
http://uclibs.org/PID/8136
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
Business: UCSC Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/businessweb.html
This research guide points to right tools for finding information on businesses, companies, industries, stocks, market share, market research, management, brands, advertisers, and more.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Social Sciences
SubjectGuides
CHEMnetBASE
http://www.chemnetbase.com/
Searchable reference source which includes the following: Combined Chemical Dictionary (CCD) Dictionary of Commonly Cited Compounds, Dictionary of Drugs (Formerly Pharmasource) Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds, Dictionary of Natural Products, Dictionary of Organic Compounds, The Handbook of Chemistry & Physics, Polymers: A Property Database, and Properties of Organic Compounds.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['Dictionaries', 'ReferenceSources']
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
http://www.ciaonet.org/
Citations to working papers, conference proceedings, books, and journal articles in the area of international affairs. Many resources are full-text.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 1991-present.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
CQ Public Affairs Collection
http://library.cqpress.com/cqpac
The full text database brings together CQ's research from encyclopedias, legislative histories, case summaries, and primary sources into one integrated reference tool. Organized by 22 key public affairs subject headings. Good tool for researchers in public affairs and public policy, social work, government, political science, journalism, and communications. Also known as "Congressional Quarterly's Public Affairs Collection."
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Social Sciences
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
CQ Researcher
http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/
This reference source explores "hot" issues in the news in depth. Topics range from social and political issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. Each report is full-text and contains charts, graphs and sidebar articles, a pro-con feature, a chronology, lengthy bibliographies and a list of contacts. Also known as "Congressional Quarterly Researcher."
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Covers: 1991 - present.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
CQ Supreme Court Collection
http://library.cqpress.com/scc
Searchable, full text database of historical analysis with updates and commentary of Supreme Court decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, and the U.S. Constitution. From publishers of "Congressional Quarterly Weekly."
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Social Sciences
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
CQ Weekly
http://library.cqpress.com/cqweekly
Searchable, browsable, full-text reports of issues currently under debate before the Senate and House of Representatives. Includes status of bills, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and roll-call votes. Also known as "Congressional Quarterly Weekly."
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 1983 - current.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
CRC Journals
http://www.crcjournals.com/
Searchable database of journals articles in chemistry, engineering, environmental science, food sciences, life sciences, medicine, and physics.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Coverage varies, most journals titles include 1998-present.
['ArticleDatabases', 'JournalDatabases']
CRUZCAT
http://cruzcat.ucsc.edu
Online catalog of the UCSC University Library. This tool contains the holdings of all books, journal titles, media materials, government publications, course reserves and other formats in the UCSC library. It also provides information on the circulation status of these materials.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['Books', 'LibraryCatalogs']
CRUZCAT Movie Tutorials
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/movietutorials.html
Two short movies show the basics of 1) Keyword searching 2) Searching for a known journal title.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['DatabaseInstructions', 'LibraryCatalogs']
California Digital Library (CDL)
http://www.cdlib.org/
The CDL is the University of California's 11th University library. Its goal is to build the University's digital library, assist campus libraries with sharing their resources and holdings more effectively, and provide leadership in applying technology to the development of library collections and services.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
['ArticleDatabases', 'LibraryCatalogs', 'Metasites']
Cambridge Journals Online
http://journals.cambridge.org/
Searchable database with full text for over one hundred journals in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities from Cambridge University Press (CUP).
Subject area(s): Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
Canadian Poetry
http://collections.chadwyck.com/canpo/search
Searchable, browseable collection of 12,000 poems by 142 poets.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Fulltexts
Catchword Online Journals
http://ernesto.catchword.com/rpsv/cw/web/nw1/search.htm
Searchable, full-text database of journals from the publisher Catchword.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramics Abstracts
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&db=wca-set-n
Comprehensive database for the ceramics industry, providing citations and abstracts from international sources on the manufacture, processing, applications, properties and testing of traditional and advanced ceramics.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Science and Engineering
Covers: Current year plus one year backfile
ArticleDatabases
Chemical Abstracts Serials Source Index (CASSI)Library use only: Science Library Chem Corner
#CDROM
Union list of periodicals indexed by Chemical Abstracts.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
JournalDatabases
Chemistry Resources: UCSC Science Library
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/chem/index.html
Provides links to electronic journals, article indexes, reference resources, data sources, patents, and many other types of online materials.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
SubjectGuides
Chicano Database
http://uclibs.org/PID/9574
Citations to articles in art, language, sociology, economics, history, literature, and politics of Mexican-American and Latino cultures. Abstracts are not available. Publisher is RLG's Eureka.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Covers: 1967 - present
ArticleDatabases
Chicano/Latino Resources: A UCSC Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/chicano_latino.html
Provides tips for finding books, articles, government publications, Websites, and other types of research materials.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
Chinese Civilization in Time and Space (CCTS)
http://ccts.lib.berkeley.edu/
A multi-disciplinary research application. This site is an integrated GIS-based application infrastructure on the spatial extent of China, in the timeframe of Chinese history, and with the contents of Chinese civilization. Based on the Historical Atlas of China.
Subject area(s): Humanities
See also demonstration site. (Does not require registration.)
http://ccts.ascc.net
Encyclopedias
Chinese Journal Network/Chinese Academic Journals
http://china.eastview.com/
Click on IP-address Access to enter the database. This searchable database contains the full text and full images of 1,710 journals journals published in China in the Literature/History/Philosophy, Economics/Politics/Law, and Education/Social Science academic disciplines. Technical note: The site displays Chinese characters and can only be viewed using IE or Netscape 6+. In order to view full-text, users must download a Windows-only application (CAJViewer). Windows stations located in the library have the CAJViewer application already installed.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Covers: 1994-present.
['ArticleDatabases', 'JournalDatabases']
Citation Linker
http://ucelinks.cdlib.org:8888/citation/sfx_local
This tool provides links to the full text of journal articles when the library patron has the full citation for the desired article. If the library does not have access to the full text of the journal, Citation Linker provides links to the catalog record of the print journal and to interlibrary loan request forms.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
ReferenceSources
City on a Hill Press
http://libweb.ucsc.edu/chp/search.html
CHP is a weekly newspaper "produced by and for UCSC students." McHenry Library has back issues of the newspaper in the Microforms room. Indexes for the issues published Sept. 18, 1975-June 8, 1989 are available in print format in McHenry Reference, Special Collections, Microforms, and the McHenry Protected Collection under the call number LH1.U56C57.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Newspapers
Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective
http://srch.accessible.com/search/search.pl
The database from Accessible Archives contains the full text of major articles gleaned from over 2,500 issues of The New York Herald, The Charleston Mercury, and the Richmond Enquirer, published between November 1, 1860 and April 15, 1865.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Covers: 1860-1865
['Archives', 'Fulltexts', 'Newspapers']
Clase and Periodica (ClasePeriodica)
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=ClasePeriodica
Index of Latin American journals in the social sciences, sciences and humanities. CLASE indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences and humanities. PERIÓDICA covers journals specializing in science and technology. Offers access to more than 400,000 bibliographic citations from documents published in 2,600 scholarly journals published in Spanish, Portuguese, French and English. Contains information from articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, conference proceedings, technical reports, interviews and brief notes published in journals edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on Pan-American issues.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Covers: 1975-present (Clase), 1978-present (Periódica)
ArticleDatabases
Collective Knowledge Resource Portal
http://collectiveknowledge.ucsc.edu/cwis/
Searchable and browsable collection of instructional and research resources in mathematics, physics, electrical engineering and computer engineering.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['Metasites', 'SubjectGuides']
CollegeSource Online
http://www.collegesource.org/home.asp
College Source provides links to more than 25,000 college catalogs around the world.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['CollegeCatalogs', 'ReferenceSources']
Columbia Gazetteer Online
http://www.columbiagazetteer.org/
Comprehensive and searchable encyclopedia of geographical places and features. Entries include demography; physical geography; political boundaries; industry, trade, and service activities; agriculture; cultural, historical, and archeological points of interest; transportation lines; longitude, latitude, and elevations; distance to relevant places; pronunciations; official local government place-names and changed or variant names and spellings.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Science and Engineering
['Encyclopedias', 'ReferenceSources']
Columbia Granger’s World of PoetryLibrary use only: McHenry Library CD-ROM area
#CDROM
Indexing over 90,000 poems in anthologies plus the full text of 8,500 classic poems and quotations from 1,500 other poems.
Subject area(s): Humanities
ReferenceSources
Community Studies Resources: A UCSC Library Collections Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/cmmu.html
Provides links to library catalogs, community organizations, funding sources, and Websites.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
Compendex
http://www.engineeringvillage2.org/controller/servlet/Controller?CID=quickSearch&database=1
Citations with abstracts from journals, books, reports, and conference proceedings in engineering and technology.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1884 - present
Compendex Quick Reference Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/engineering/ee/compendex_guide.pdf
['ArticleDatabases', 'DatabaseInstructions']
Computer Engineering: A UCSC Science & Engineering Library Subject Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/engineering/ce/index.html
Provides links to print and electronic resources in the library collection, virtual libraries, and professional organizations in the fields of computer engineering.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
SubjectGuides
Computer Science: UCSC Science & Engineering Library Subject Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/engineering/cs/
Provides links to article databases, books, conference proceedings, electronic journals, encyclopedias, Websites, and other research materials.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
SubjectGuides
Conference Papers Index
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=cpindex&adv=1
Provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world. Subject emphasis since 1995 has been in the life sciences, environmental sciences and the aquatic sciences, while older material also covers physics, engineering and materials science. Publisher is Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA).
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
1982 - current
ArticleDatabases
Contemporary Women's Issues (CWI)
http://search.rdsinc.com/
Global information about women, full-text. Covers journal articles, newsletters, and research reports. Topics include sociology, psychology, health, education, and human rights.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 1992 - present
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
Counting California
http://countingcalifornia.cdlib.org/
"Information, facts, and data about the Golden State." This searchable and browsable database service contains current and historical census data, almanac-style statistics, county business data, and a range of education, crime, election, and demographic information from several different federal and California State agencies. Includes the California Statistical Abstract.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['ReferenceSources', 'Statistics']
Criminal Justice: A UCSC Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/crimjust/
Provides tips for finding articles, books, statistics, videos, and Websites on crime and its societal contexts.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
SubjectGuides
Criminology: A Sage Full-Text Collection
http://www.csa3.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=sagecrim&adv=1
Searchable full-text of 15 journals published by SAGE. Subjects include criminal justice, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, corrections, penology, policing, forensic psychology, and family and domestic violence. Database publisher is Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA).
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Coverage varies depending on journal title.
Search multiple social science databases from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
http://www.csa3.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=socialsci&adv=1
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
CrossFire Commander
http://software.chem.ucla.edu/crossfire/
CrossFire is a client/server application for searching the world's largest electronic collections of organic chemistry, inorganic and organometallic data: CrossFire Beilstein and CrossFire Gmelin. The two data files contain millions of compounds and reactions.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
Current Contents
http://isiknowledge.com/wos/
This database was cancelled as of January 1, 2005. There is a 100% content overlap of Current Contents in the larger Web of Science database.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Covers: 1993 - present
Current Index to Statistics
http://query.statindex.org/
Searchable, online index of journal articles and publications in statistics and related fields.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Covers: 1975-current.
ArticleDatabases
Database of Classical Bibliography Library use only: McHenry Library CD-ROM area
#CDROM
Citations of scholarly work concerning the areas of ancient Greek and Latin language and linguistics, Greek and Roman history, literature, philosophy, numismatics, papyrology and epigraphy.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 2000 B.C. - 800 A.D.
ArticleDatabases
Declassified Documents Reference System (DDRS)
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ucsantacruz?db=DDRS
Full text, searchable database of documents. The previously classified government documents range from correspondence and memoranda to minutes of cabinet meetings, technical studies, national security policy statements and intelligence reports.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
Dekker Online Journals
http://www.dekker.com/catalog/search.jsp
Searchable database of full-text journals from the publisher Marcel Dekker, Inc. Subjects include scientific, technical, and medical information.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
Design Automation LibraryLibrary use only: Science Library Bio Corner
#CDROM
Contains text from: Design Automation Conference (DAC), International Conference on Computer-Aided Design (ICCAD), International Conference on Computer Design (ICCD), European Design Automation Conference (EDAC), Transactions on Computer-Aided Design, and SIGDA Newsletter.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Fulltexts
Dictionary of Natural Products
http://www.chemnetbase.com/
A database of approximately 100,000 organic substances, and includes chemical and physical data together with key literature references. Available online, part of ChemNetBase.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['Dictionaries', 'ReferenceSources']
Dictionary of Organic Compounds
http://www.chemnetbase.com/
A database of over 150,000 organic substances, and includes chemical and physical data together with key literature references. Available online as part of the ChemNetBase.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['Dictionaries', 'ReferenceSources']
Digital Dissertations (a.k.a. Dissertation Abstracts)
http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/
Citations for U.S. dissertations and masters’ theses. Abstracts are included for all entries published since 1980. Full-text for all University of California dissertations issued since 1997 is available in pdf format.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Covers: 1861 - present
['Books', 'Dissertations']
Digital Flora of Texas Project
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/gallery.htm
Browsable and searchable database of 17,000 plant images. Browse by family or search by keyword.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Science and Engineering
ImageResources
Digital Image Resources for Teaching and Research at UCSC
http://library.ucsc.edu/slides/image_resources.html
List of art, architecture, and image databases and websites.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, General Subjects
ImageResources
Domestic Violence and Child Abuse: A UCSC Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/dv/
This guide is designed to help you begin the library research process in domestic violence and abuse. Provides tips for finding articles, books, bibliographies, videos, and Websites.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
SubjectGuides
EIS - Digests of Environmental Impact Statements
http://www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=eis
Searchable database of detailed abstracts of all environmental impact statements issued by the US government. Each entry includes a description of the project, sections on positive impact and negative consequences, and legal mandates.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1985 - current.
ArticleDatabases
ENGnetBASE: Engineering Handbooks Online
http://www.engnetbase.com/
Searchable and browsable database of handbooks and texts in all areas of engineering.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
ENVIROnetBASE: Environmental Handbooks Online
http://www.environetbase.com/
Searchable database of handbooks and texts in environmental sciences.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
ERIC Database (Educational Resources Information Center)
http://www.csa3.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=eric&adv=1
Searchable database with citations and abstracts of papers, articles, books, and government publications on education. Full text is available for ERIC documents published after 1997. The publisher for the site linked above is Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA).
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 1966 - present.
ERIC Search Wizard provides help in in using ERIC descriptors.
http://searcheric.org/

['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
ERIC Digests
http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/index/
Searchable and browsable site with short reports (1,000 - 1,500 words) on topics of prime current interest in education. The reports are targeted specifically for teachers, administrators, policymakers, and other practitioners. They provide an overview of information on a given topic, plus references to items providing more detailed information.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
ERIC Document Reproduction Service
#CDROM
Also known as EDRS, this site has merged with the ERIC database. Search ERIC using the Educational Resources Information Center's interface or using the Cambridge Scientific Abstracts interface, linked below.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers documents published 1997 - present.
ERIC via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Use UC-eLinks to find the full text of ERIC documents.
http://www.csa3.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=eric

['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
ERes: UCSC Electronic Reserves
http://eres.ucsc.edu/
Online course materials and readings maintained by the UCSC library.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Fulltexts
Early American Fiction
http://collections.chadwyck.com/canpo/search
Searchable, browseable collection of 440 works by 80 writers. Provides text and images.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: Works written before 1850.
Fulltexts
Early American Imprints Series II
http://infoweb.newsbank.com/?db=SHAW
The resource provides searchable, full-text and full-page image access to 36,000 American books, pamphlets, broadsides, state papers, and other print genres published from 1801-1819. This is a full digitization of the microform set Early American Imprints, Series II, 1801-1819, which was based on the American Bibliography of Ralph R. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker. 
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 1801-1819.
Available through Newsbank.
http://infoweb.newsbank.com
['Archives', 'ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
Early American Newspapers Digital
http://uclibs.org/PID/42513
Searchable, full text facsimile images of newspapers published in the U.S. between 1690-1876.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Humanities
Covers: 1690-1876.
['Archives', 'Fulltexts', 'Newspapers']
Early Encounters in North America
http://uclibs.org/PID/31414
Searchable and browsable database of primary documents from early recorded history of North America. Includes transcriptions of letters, diaries, memoirs and accounts of early encounters.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Humanities
Covers: 1542 - 1900's.
['Archives', 'Fulltexts']
Early English Books Online
http://wwwlib.umi.com/eebo/search/basic
Searchable database containing over 125,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640) and Wing's Short-Title Catalogue (1641-1700) and their revised editions, as well as the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661) collection. Additionally, the EEB Tract Supplement provides a perspective on many aspects of 16th and 17th-century British life. Images for many works are available.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 1475-1700.
Books
Early English Prose Fiction 1500-1700
http://eaf.chadwyck.com/
Searchable and browseable collection of over 200 complete works.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Fulltexts
Earth Sciences on the Web: UCSC Science Library Subject Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/earth/
Provides links to indexes, electronic journals, professional organizations, reference materials, and Websites.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
SubjectGuides
Earthquake Engineering Abstracts (EEA)
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&db=earthquake-set-c&adv=1
Earthquake engineering and earthquake hazard mitigation. Currently comprised of approximately 102,000 records (full citations and abstracts) from 1971 forward, plus several hundred earlier classic papers and reports. Includes approximately 44,000 journal articles -- indexes and abstracts of all major journals that publish significant earthquake engineering research; approximately 36,000 meeting abstracts -- proceedings of conferences and major meetings in earthquake engineering research, and approximately 23,000 research reports' abstracts -- abstracts of research monographs and technical reports including Earthquake Engineering Research Center Reports and Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center Reports. Vendor is CSA.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1971 - present
ArticleDatabases
Eating Disorders: A UCSC Library Subject Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/eatingdisorders/
Provides tips for finding articles, books, and Websites for researching eating disorders.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
EconLit
http://web5.silverplatter.com/webspirs/start.ws?customer=ucsc&databases=ECON
EconLit is a searchable database of citations with selected abstracts of literature in economics. Includes coverage of major journals as well as articles in collective volumes (essays, proceedings, etc.), books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 1969-present.
ArticleDatabases
Economics: A UCSC Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/econweb.html
This guide includes links to full-text databases, indexing and abstracting services, datasets, handbooks, statistics, and general Web resources. Topics covered include economics, public finance, and labor.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Social Sciences
SubjectGuides
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Profiles and Reports
http://db.eiu.com/client_access.asp
The searchable database of country profiles provide analysis and forecasts of the political, economic, social, and business environment in a total of 126 reports about more than 180 countries.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 1996 - present.
['ReferenceSources', 'Statistics']
Editions and Adaptations of Shakespeare 1591-1911
http://collections.chadwyck.com/eas/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=frameset.htx
Eleven major editions from the First Folio to the Cambridge edition of 1863-6, twenty-four separate contemporary printings of individual plays, selected apocrypha and related works and more than one hundred adaptations, sequels and burlesques from the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Fulltexts
Education Full Text (Wilson Education Index)
http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/jumpstart.jhtml
Searchable database of citations,abstracts, and full text for journal articles and books in education.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 1983 - present.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
Education: A Library Collections Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/edstrt.html
Provides information about education materials in the UCSC library collection, journals, articles databases, and ERIC documents.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
Education: A Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/education.html
Provides tips for finding articles, books, reference works, statistics, and Websites on education.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
SubjectGuides
Eighteenth Century Fiction
http://collections.chadwyck.com/ecf/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=frameset.htx
Searchable, browseable database of 96 works in English prose by writers from the British Isles. Includes scanned versions of Sterne's Tristram Shandy, Richardson's Clarissa and Pamela, and of Swift's Gulliver's Travels.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 1700-1780.
Fulltexts
Electrical Engineering: A UCSC Science & Engineering Library Subject Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/engineering/ee/index.html
Provides links to print and electronic resources in the library collection, virtual libraries, and professional organizations in the fields of electrical engineering.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
SubjectGuides
Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the APA
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
Citation guide authorized by the American Psychological Association for citation of online sources.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
CitationGuides
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
http://search.eb.com
The searchable full-text version of the encyclopedia contains more than 72,000 articles and over 10,000 illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps, and flags. Also included is an Internet directory with 130,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['Encyclopedias', 'Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology
http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/eem/
The searchable version of Wiley's 6-volume reference work which covers all aspects and fields of environmental microbiology from aquatic microbiology to biofilms and biodegradation and environmental biotechnology, to public health and water treatment microbiology.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
http://www.els.net
Searchable reference work on the biological sciences. Topics include biochemistry and physiology, cell biology, developmental biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, immunology, molecular biology, neuroscience, microbiology and virology, plant science, structural biology, and science and society.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['Encyclopedias', 'ReferenceSources']
EndNote Information for UCSC Researchers
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/endnote/index.html
Contains compatibility information for UCSC licensed databases, connection files, and download options in EndNote.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
EndNote Movie Tutorials
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/movietutorials.html
Short web movies show the basics of importing citations into EndNote. Databases include a CSA database (GeoRef), OVID databases and PubMed.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Science and Engineering
DatabaseInstructions
English Drama 1280-1915
http://collections.chadwyck.com/drama/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=frameset.htx
Full-text searchable, browsable database of 4000 plays by 1200 authors.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 1280-1915.
Fulltexts
English Poetry 600-1900
http://collections.chadwyck.com/e_poetry/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=frameset.htx
The complete English poetic canon from the 8th century through the 19th. Searchable and browseable database of over 160,000 poems by more than 1250 poets.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 600-1900.
Fulltexts
English Short Title Catalog
http://uclibs.org/PID/9573
The ESTC describes works printed in England from 1473-1800, searchable. Vendor is RLG/Eureka
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 1473-1800
['ArticleDatabases', 'Books']
Environmental Impact Statements
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=eis
Presenting the key issues from complex government-released environmental impact statements, converting massive documents into concise, readable abstracts. (Bimonthly. 450 abstracts/year)
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
1985-Current
ArticleDatabases
Environmental RouteNet
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbsel.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=environment
A gateway to environmentally-related resources available via the Internet . Sites are searchable and screened by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1994 - present.
Metasites
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&db=envclust-set-c&adv=1
Searchable database of citations and abstracts of articles and reports on the following topics: agricultural biotechnology, air quality, bacteriology, environmental impact statements, safety science, waste management, toxicology, pollution, and environmental science. Vendor is CSA.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1981 - present
Search multiple earth and environmental science databases.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbsel.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=environment&adv=1
ArticleDatabases
Environmental Studies 140: Winter 2005 Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/gov/course/es140/index.html
Course guide for ES140, National Environmental Policy
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Social Sciences
SubjectGuides
Environmental Studies: Laws, Regulations and Policies: UCSC Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/envspolicy.html
Links to background info, tips for finding journal articles, laws and regulations, government information and web sites.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
SubjectGuides
Environmental Studies: Science Resources: UCSC Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/envsguide.html
Provides links to tools for finding background information, articles, books, statistics, and websites useful when researching environmental science.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
SubjectGuides
Environmental Toxicology: Library Subject Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/etox/
Provides links to information for finding articles, electronic journals, reference materials, legislation, associations, non-profits, and chemical products.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
SubjectGuides
Essay and General Literature Index
http://web5s.silverplatter.com/webspirs/start.ws?customer=c149854
Searchable database of citations to essays and articles contained in collections of essays and other miscellaneous works. Subjects are focused in the humanities and social sciences.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Covers: 1985-2002.
ArticleDatabases
Ethnic NewsWatch
http://enw.proquest.com/
Searchable collection of full-text newspaper and journal articles. Available in English or Spanish. News, culture and history from the ethnic, minority and native press.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 1995 - present, some historical coverage of 1960-1989.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'Newspapers']
Europa World Plus
http://www.europaworld.com
Europa World Plus is the online version of the Europa World Year Book and the nine-volume Regional Surveys of the World series. First published in 1926, the year book is renowned as one of the world's leading reference works, covering political and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Evans Digital Edition: Early American Imprints, Series I
http://uclibs.org/PID/23074
Searchable and browsable database of primary documents from American history. Subjects include agriculture, foreign affairs, literature, music, religion, the Revolutionary War, temperance, and witchcraft. Most documents are available online as scanned images.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Covers: 1639-1800
['Archives', 'ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
Expanded Academic Index ASAP from Infotrac/Gale
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ucsantacruz?db=EAIM
EA ASAP from Infotrac, formerly known as the Magazine and Journal Articles database or MAGS, contains citations for articles in popular magazines and scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and general sciences. Legal, business, and health journals are also included. Many records have abstracts and full text.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Covers: 1980-present.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
Expanded Academic Quick Reference Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/instruction/asap_sel.pdf
Tips for searching Infotrac Expanded Academic ASAP, created by the Science and Engineering Library.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
DatabaseInstructions
FIAF International Filmarchive Database from SilverPlatter
http://web5s.silverplatter.com/webspirs/start.ws?customer=c149854
Includes several searchable databases, including 'Index Film Periodicals 1972-2003', 'Index TV Periodicals 1979-2003', and 'Treasures from the Film Archives'. Index only, text of articles is not included.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Humanities
ArticleDatabases
FORENSICSnetBASE: Forensic Handbooks Online
http://www.forensicnetbase.com/
Searchable database of handbooks in forensics and criminal investigation.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
['Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
FRANCIS
http://uclibs.org/PID/9572
Citations to works on religion, the history of art, social sciences, economics, and literature. French database, searchable in French and English. Abstracts are in the same language as the cited resource. Vendor is RLG/Eureka.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 1984 - present.
ArticleDatabases
Film 134 Research Suggestions
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/film134.html
Film 134 Research Suggestions. Sources for assignments in Film and Digital Media Courses 134A and 134B (American Film).
Subject area(s): Humanities
SubjectGuides
Film Index International
http://fii.chadwyck.com/
Searchable index of over 100,000 films and 40,000 film personalities (directors, actors, etc.) from 1900 to the present; provides plot summaries, full cast and crew information, award and prize information, and references to reviews and critical articles.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 1900-present
['ArticleDatabases', 'ReferenceSources']
Film Literature Index
http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/fli/index.jsp
Searchable database with citations to articles, film reviews and book reviews on film and television (TV) published between 1976-2001.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Humanities
Covers: 1976-2001
ArticleDatabases
Film Studies: A UCSC Library Subject Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/film.html
This guide provides references to selected materials in the area of film studies, and draws from McHenry Library's collection of print and electronic resources in film studies and other disciplines.
Subject area(s): Humanities
SubjectGuides
Film and Video Catalog: UCSC
http://cruzcat.ucsc.edu/search~S1
A searchable database of videotapes, laserdiscs, 16mm films, and DVD's in the UCSC library collection.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, General Subjects, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
LibraryCatalogs
FirstSearch (OCLC)
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip
Several databases are available through the OCLC FirstSearch system. The databases are: WorldCat, ArticleFirst, ERIC, GPO Monthly Catalog (government publications), NetFirst, OCLC Union Lists of Periodicals, PapersFirst, and Proceedings.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
ArticleDatabases
Fishes of the Northeastern Atlantic & MediterreanLibrary use only: Science Library Bio Corner
#CDROM
A comprehensive account of all fish species in the Northeastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
ReferenceSources
Food Chemical News (FCN)
http://foodchemicalnews.com/home.asp
Searchable database of publications in food chemicals and related regulations.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
GPO Access
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/
Search or browse for free full-text government information available from Federal agencies, the Executive branch, Congress, and the Judicial branch. The databases available include the Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, Congressional Record, as well as Congressional hearings, reports and bills, the U.S. Code and Supreme Court decisions.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Social Sciences
Most databases date back to 1994.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
GRIN: Great Images in NASA
http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/
Searchable and browsable archive of over a thousand images of significant historical interest scanned at high-resolution in several sizes. This collection is intended for the media, publishers, and the general public looking for high-quality photographs.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Science and Engineering
ImageResources
Gale Literary Index
http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex
Online version of the Contemporary Authors Cumulative Index (for the Gale literary series in print in McHenry Library.) Leads to further information in the print volumes of the series with essays, and articles on over 130,000 author names and literary works.
Subject area(s): Humanities
ReferenceSources
Gale Virtual Reference Library
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ucsantacruz?db=GVRL
Searchable database of encyclopedias in many subjects including education, environment, history, law, medicine, multicultural studies, religion, science, and social science.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
['Encyclopedias', 'Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Studies: A UCSC Library Reference Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/gay_lesbian/
Provides tips for finding information in the library catalog, reference materials, bibliographies, databases, and journal articles.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
GenderWatch
http://uclibs.org/PID/4741
GenderWatch is a full text database of scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, pamphlets, conference proceedings, and government reports that focus on the impact of gender, men, and women across disciplines.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Coverage varies, 1970 - present.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
General Reference Shelf - Virtual Resources
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/virtref.html
This site provides quick links to short, factual information Web sites, compiled by McHenry Reference Librarians.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['ReadyReference', 'ReferenceSources']
GeoRef from CSA
http://www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=georef&adv=1
Describes materials in geology and geophysics, in particular: energy sources, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, groundwater pollution, erosion, nuclear reactor sites, the structure of the earth, and geostatistics. Includes abstracts. Publisher is Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1785 - present

ArticleDatabases
Godey's Ladys Book
http://srch.accessible.com/search/search.pl
Godeys Lady's Book is a searchable databases from Accessible Archives which contains the full text of the nineteenth century magazine. The publication was intended to entertain, inform, and educate the women of America. In addition to extensive fashion descriptions and plates, the early issues included biographical sketches, articles about handcrafts, female costume, the dance, equestrienne procedures, health & hygiene for ladies, recipes & remedies, etc. Each issue also contained two pages of sheet music, written essentially for the piano forte.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Covers 1830 -1845, Accessible Archives plans to digitize issues through 1880.
['Archives', 'ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
Google
http://www.google.com
Large World Wide Web search engines with results ranking and previews. Google Scholar indexes scholarly literature.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com
SearchEngines
Government Publications and Law Virtual Reference Shelf
http://library.ucsc.edu/gov/virtref.html
This Webpage includes quick links to government information on agriculture, business, California, education, environment, labor, Santa Cruz, the US census, political issues, and more.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Social Sciences
['ReadyReference', 'ReferenceSources', 'SubjectGuides']
Grove Dictionary of Art
http://www.groveart.com/
A searchable dictionary of articles with external image links covering all aspects of the visual arts. Also includes a searchable index to the Bridgeman Art Library of online images.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History
Covers: Prehistory - present.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Dictionaries', 'Encyclopedias', 'Fulltexts', 'ImageResources', 'ReferenceSources']
Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians
http://www.grovemusic.com/grovemusic/home/index.html
The New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians 2nd edition on the Web contains the complete text of the encyclopedic reference work. The searchable database contains: biographies of composers, performers, and writers; articles on styles, terms, and genres of music; information about regions, countries, and cities; articles on instruments and their performance practice; articles on popular music and jazz; information on musical concepts and notation.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities
['ArticleDatabases', 'Dictionaries', 'Encyclopedias', 'Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodicals Index)
http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/
A searchable index of citations to articles and documents covering Central and South America, Latin America, Mexico, the Caribbean, U.S.-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Covers: 1970 - present
ArticleDatabases
Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS)
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/
Bibliography on Latin America consisting of citations of works selected by scholars. Searchable in English and Spanish. Includes abstracts for most resources.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Covers: 1935 - present
Also available from RLG/Eureka.
http://eureka.rlg.org/Eureka/zgate2.prod?ACTION=INIT&DEFIL=HLA&LOGOFF=http://library.ucsc.edu/research.html
ArticleDatabases
Handbook of Psychology
http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/hop/
The searachable, online version of Wiley's twelve-volume reference work includes sections on research methods, personality and social psychology, educational psychology, health psychology, and many others.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
['Encyclopedias', 'ReferenceSources']
HarpWeek
http://app.harpweek.com/
The searchable database provides full-image reproductions of Harper's Weekly from 1857-1912, one of the most important weekly magazines read by Americans during the 19th century.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Covers: 1857-1912.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Full Text Sources']
Hazardous Material Control & Management/Hazardous Material Information System(HMC&M/HMIS)Library use only: Science Library Chem Corner
#CDROM
The HMC&M/HMIS disc provides access to: The hazardous material information system (DOD repository for material safety data sheet information; the Ships hazardous materials list; the Hazardous materials users guide.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Updated annually
['ArticleDatabases', 'ReferenceSources']
Health Information: A UCSC Science Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/health/
Provides links to Websites on the following topics: sexually trasmitted diseases, men's health, women's health, alternative medicine, nutrition, diet, drugs, hotlines, local hospitals and clinics, the Medline database, and medical dictionaries.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
SubjectGuides
Highwire Press Journals
http://highwire.stanford.edu/
Searchable database of full-text journals from Highwire Press. Note: UCSC does not have subscriptions to all journals in the database.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
Historical Abstracts
http://serials.abc-clio.com/active/start?_appname=serials&initialdb=HA
Contains citations and abstracts for works covering the history of the world from 1450 to the present.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Covers: Articles written 1954 - present.
ArticleDatabases
History 110: 20th century genocides
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/hist110.html
Library research guide.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
ReferenceSources
History 150C - Modern China
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/hist150c.html
Library guide for "Novelist's Background Briefing Paper" assignment. Students from Professor Gail Hershatter's History 150C, Modern China, class will find information about library resources and research strategies here.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Humanities
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
http://uclibs.org/PID/9767
Contains information from the following print files: ISIS current bibliography of the history of science and its cultural influences, 1976- ; Current bibliography in the history of technology, 1987- ; and Bibliografia italiana di storia della scienza. Vendor is RLG/Eureka.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Science and Engineering
Covers: 1975 - present
ArticleDatabases
How to Choose a Research Topic
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/choose_topic.html
Help in choosing a topic, finding background information, and starting a list of research keywords.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
How to Determine if UCSC Owns a Journal
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/jrnl.html
Guide for finding online (if available) and physical locations of journals at UCSC.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['JournalDatabases', 'SubjectGuides']
How to Distinguish Between Primary and Secondary Sources
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/primarysecondary.html
Tips that define the difference between primary and secondary research sources.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
How to Distinguish Popular from Scholarly Journals
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/popularscholarly.html
Guide for distinguishing academic, peer reviewed periodicals from popular magazines.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
How to Evaluate Information on the Web
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/evaluate.html
The guide includes criteria for evaluating the quality of the information on the Web.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['CitationGuides', 'SubjectGuides']
How to Find Book Reviews
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/bookreviews.html
Lists online and print sources with reviews of scholarly and popular books.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
How to Find Graduate Schools, Colleges, and Universities
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/colleges.html
Guide with links to college catalogs, university Websites, rankings, advice for applicants, and information about admission exams.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['ReadyReference', 'ReferenceSources', 'SubjectGuides']
How to Find Grants, Scholarships, and Financial Aid
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/financialaid.html
Provides a list of resources to aid students searching for financial aid.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
How to Find Jobs and Internships
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/findjobs.html
Provides a list of resources for job hunters.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
How to Find Journal Articles
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/find_articles.html
Guide for finding articles using databases and indexes.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['ArticleDatabases', 'SubjectGuides']
How to Find Monologues, Dialogues, and Scenes for Auditions
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/monologues.html
Guide for finding print and online scenes for auditions.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
How to Find Primary Documents in American History
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/usprimary.html
Help for finding newspapers, letters, diaries, and other documents from U.S. history, from the colonial period to 1900. Includes online archives, microforms, and print resources.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
How to Find Psychological Tests and Measures
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/psyc_tests.html
Help finding personality and other psychological tests.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
How to Find Statistical Sources
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/statistics.html
Guide for finding statistics across a wide range of subjects.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Social Sciences
['Statistics', 'SubjectGuides']
How to Find a Book in the UCSC Libraries
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/find_books.html
A guide for finding books using the catalogs CRUZCAT and MELVYL.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['Books', 'SubjectGuides']
How to Find a Court Case
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/caselaw.html
Tips for finding course cases from popular names of cases, legal citations, and research topics.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
How to Learn Library Vocabulary
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/vocabulary.html
A glossary of commonly used library terms.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
How to Use APA Bibliographic Style
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/apa_citations.html
A brief guide with bibliography and in-text citation examples in the American Psychological Association style for research in psychology and other social sciences.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
CitationGuides
How to Use Call Numbers at UCSC Libraries
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/call_numbers.html
Guide for reading call numbers and using them to find materials at UCSC.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
How to Use MLA Bibliographic Style
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/mla_citations.html
A brief guide with bibliography and in-text citation examples in the Modern Language Association style for research in literature.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
CitationGuides
How to Use UC-eLinks
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/elinks.html
UC eLinks is a CDL service which provides links from databases to: online copies of journal articles (if available); call numbers and locations in UC libraries for articles and books; forms for requesting items through interlibrary loan.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
How to Use the Web for Research
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/websearch.html
Power searching tips for Web search engines and directories.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['SearchEngines', 'SubjectGuides']
How to Write a Literature Review
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/literaturereview.html
Provides tips for writers of literature reviews. Includes definitions, components, and examples.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
How to Write an Annotated Bibliography
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/annotated.html
Provides tips for writers of annotated bibliographies. Includes composition, components, and examples.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
How to connect to the library from off-campus
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/remoteaccess.html
Directions for using the campus modem pool or the library proxy server, SlugLink to connect to licensed online resources from outside the library.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) Archaeology Collection
http://ets.umdl.umich.edu/e/ehrafa/
Collections of documents on archaeological traditions, subtraditions, and major sites. Contains information on prehistoric life and cultural sequences for comparative studies within and across regions.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
ArticleDatabases
Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) Ethnography Collection
http://ets.umdl.umich.edu/e/ehrafe/
Human Relations Area Files Collections of Ethnography is a searchable database of information on world cultures. Resources are indexed by subject and culture.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
ArticleDatabases
IEEE Xplore
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/
Full-text access to IEEE transactions, journals, magazines and conference proceedings published since 1988 and all current IEEE standards.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
INSPEC Backfile
http://www.iee.org/inspec/archive/
Access to over 70 years of international scientific and technical literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, computing and control engineering. Corresponds to three print resources: Science Abstracts (1898-1902) and its successors Physics (Section A), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Section B), and Computer Science (Section C). The backfile covers original and translated articles, dissertations, conferences, papers and proceedings, books, book chapters, reports and patents published in Europe and America. Figures and tables are included.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1898-1968
ArticleDatabases
INSPEC from OVID
http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&PAGE=main&D=insz
Index of citations for articles and conference papers on physics, electrical engineering, computers, and information technology. Contains abstracts.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1969 - present
ArticleDatabases
IT KnowledgeBase from Auerbach Publications
http://www.itknowledgebase.net/
Searchable publications and journals in the field of information technology. Part of the CRC Press suite.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
ArticleDatabases
ITER: Gateway to the Renaissance
http://www.itergateway.org/
Citations for articles and reviews from journals covering the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (400-1700 AD).
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers articles written 1843-present.
ArticleDatabases
Index TranslationumLibrary use only: McHenry Library CD-ROM area
#CDROM
Index of translations of works in all languages into all languages. Compiled by UNESCO.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
ReferenceSources
Index to 19th Century American Art Periodicals
http://uclibs.org/PID/9571
The database indexes 42 art journals published in the US during the nineteenth century , includes information on popular culture and industry, artists and illustrators, painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, architecture and design, exhibitions and sales, decorations, and collecting. Vendor is RLG/Eureka.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History
Covers: 1840 - 1907.
ArticleDatabases
Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
http://uclibs.org/PID/9768
Searchable index to articles. Covers international (public and private), comparative, and municipal law of countries other than the United States, the U.K., Canada, and Australia. Vendor is RLG/Eureka.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
ArticleDatabases
InfoSECURITYnetBASE: Information Security Online
http://www.infosecuritynetbase.com/
Searchable database of handbooks in information and computer security.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
Infomine
http://infomine.ucr.edu/
Large searchable database of academically valuable Web resources in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities along with many instructional and reference tools.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Metasites
Ingenta
http://www.ingenta.com/
This journal publisher's Website contains the full-text of over 300 journals. Browseable by journal title and searchable by topic. Formerly known as CARL Uncover.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, General Subjects, Social Sciences
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
Inspec Quick Reference Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/instruction/inspec_guide.pdf
Tips for searching the Inspec database.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Inspec AutoAlerts Tutorial
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/engineering/ee/inspecalerts.pdf
DatabaseInstructions
Institute of Physics (IOP) Electronic Journals
http://www.iop.org/EJ/
Searchable database of full-text journals from the Institute of Physics.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: Articles published 1874-present.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
International Classification of DiseasesLibrary use only: Science Library Bio Corner
#CDROM
Compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics and the Health Care Financing Administration.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Updated annually.
ReferenceSources
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/referenceworks/0080430767
Searchable, browseable version of the encyclopedia. Covers sociology, psychology, and related disciplines.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
ReferenceSources
International Index to Music Periodicals Full Text
http://iimpft.chadwyck.com/
Searchable database of articles in music and musicology journals. 60 of the 370 journals indexed contain the full text online.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities
Coverage varies, some titles are searchable back to 1874.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
International Index to the Performing Arts - Full Text (IIPA)
http://iipaft.chadwyck.com/
Searchable database of citations to articles in the performing arts. Subjects include theatre/theater, film, dance, popular culture, and opera. 33 out of 214 journals indexed contain articles with full text.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities
Coverage varies. Most titles begin coverage in the mid-1990s though a few titles are indexed back to the early 1900s.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
International Statistical Yearbook (ISY)
http://195.145.59.167/scripts/LogIn.dll/login?lg=e
Consists of national and international economic databases from: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, UNIDO, Citicorp, Deutsche Bundesbank, Statistisches Bundesamt, and the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW).
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
['ArticleDatabases', 'Statistics']
Iter Italicum
http://www.itergateway.org/
A database of uncatalogued or incompletely catalogued humanistic manuscripts of the Renaissance found in collections and libraries around the world.
Subject area(s): Humanities
ReferenceSources
JAKE: Jointly Administered Knowledge Environment
http://jake.med.yale.edu/
This searchable database allows users to identify journal titles, find where they are indexed, and which vendors make them available in full-text. Hosted by the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library at the Yale University School of Medicine.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
ReferenceSources
JSTOR
http://www.JSTOR.org/cgi-bin/jstor/gensearch
A searchable database containing the full-text of back issues of more than 160 academic journals.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Coverage: Archival. Latest three years are not available.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology
http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/kirk/
The Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia features over 27,000 pages and 800 articles on chemistry and related fields; this 27-volume encyclopedia includes: CAS registry numbers, over 5,000 photos, charts, graphs, figures and tables, in-depth up to-date information on regulations, patents and licensing.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['Encyclopedias', 'Fulltexts']
Kluwer Online Journals
http://www.kluweronline.com/
Searchable, full text database of academic journals published by Kluwer.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
LION - Literature Online
http://lion.chadwyck.com
Searchable library of poetry, prose, drama, literary reference texts, and author biographies. Contains the full-text of over 260,000 works.
Subject area(s): Humanities
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
Latin America Database
http://ladb.unm.edu/
Searchable archive of electronic news bulletins and teaching resources about Mexico , Central America and the Caribbean including Cuba, and South America. In English and Spanish. Articles are full-text.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
1986 - present.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'Newspapers']
Latin American Studies: A UCSC Library Resource Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/lalsgde.html
Provides tips for getting started in your search for information in the field of Latin American Studies. Includes databases for articles and books, journals, newspapers, Websites, and reference materials.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Advanced Guide.
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/lastr.html

SubjectGuides
Left Index
http://uclibs.org/PID/20838
Searchable database of citations to magazine and newspaper articles from the left, with a primary empahasis on scholarship inside and outside the academy and a secondary emphasis on sources of news and ideas. The database contains citations only.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['ArticleDatabases', 'Newspapers']
LexisNexis Academic
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe
Formerly known as Lexis Nexis Academic Universe, this searchable full-text database is divided into five major content areas: News, Business, Legal Research, Medical Research, and Reference. The news section contains the text of many regional, national, and international newspapers and other news sources. The business section contains information on companies, business news, industries, and accounting. The legal section contains extensive information on state and federal case law as well as law reviews and legal news. The reference materials include country profiles, polls and surveys, and biographies. The medical section indexes medical journals and health news sources.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Coverage varies depending on journal or news source.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'Newspapers', 'ReferenceSources']
LexisNexis Congressional
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp
Formerly known as Congressional Universe, this site contains bill tracking services, congressional publications, congressional committee reports and testimony, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Congressional Record, National Journal. Also contains a "hot topics" section with the full-text of articles from national newspapers on current bills and issues in Congress. Recently added - Congressional Index 1789-1969. This segment of the Website provides citations for Congressional reports, hearings, documents, and journals.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 1789 - present
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
Librarians' Index to the Internet
http://www.lii.org/
A searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 6,600 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. It's meant to be used by both librarians and non-librarians as a reliable and efficient guide to described and evaluated Internet resources. Also known as LII.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Metasites
Library Literature & Information Science Full Text
http://uclibs.org/PID/49347
Searchable database of LIS-related literature. Full-text coverage begins in 1994.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Humanities
Covers: 1984-current.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
Linguistics Abstracts
http://www.linguisticsabstracts.com/
Searchable database of journal articles in Linguistics. All entries have abstracts.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: Articles written 1981 - present.
ArticleDatabases
Literature Resource Center (LRC) from Gale
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ucsantacruz?db=LitRC
The searchable database provides full-text access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from classical antiquity to the present. Subjects include novelists, poets, essayists, journalists, and other writers.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: Antiquity-present.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Encyclopedias', 'Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
Los Angeles Times (Current Issues)
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=403&TS=10638*&clientId=1565&PageNum=1&DBID=603
Searchable database of current LA Times articles from Proquest.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Covers: 1985 - current.
['Fulltexts', 'Newspapers']
Los Angeles Times (Historical Issues)
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=403&TS=10638*&clientId=1565&PageNum=1&DBID=14075
Searchable database of LA Times articles from Proquest. Database currently contains articles from 1881-1966, the publisher plans to have content filled in to 1984 as they convert it to electronic format.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Covers: 1881-1966
['Archives', 'Fulltexts', 'Newspapers']
MATHnetBASE: Mathematics Online
http://uclibs.org/PID/9549
Searachable database of handbooks in mathematics and mathematical analysis.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
MELVYL Union Catalog
http://melvyl.cdlib.org:80/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b&local_base=cdl90
Books, periodical titles (no articles), media, and other publications from all of the UC campus libraries.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, General Subjects, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Covers: 1,000 A.D. - present
Also available via Telnet.
telnet://melvyl.cdlib.edu
['Books', 'LibraryCatalogs']
MLA Bibliography Database from CSA
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&db=mla-set-c&adv=1
This searchable database contains citations for articles, books, and book chapters in literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore. Compiled by the Modern Language Association.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 1963 - present
ArticleDatabases
MLA Directory of Periodicals
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&db=mlaperiod-set-c&adv=1
Searchable directory of journals and periodicals indexed by MLA. DOES NOT contain information on journals articles in MLA.
Subject area(s): Humanities
JournalDatabases
MOAC Image Collection
http://www.cdlib.org/hlp/directory/moac.html
Searchable database of images in the Museums in the Online Archive of California. The site will include images from the permanent collections of the Berkeley Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive, Japanese American National Museum, Oakland Museum of CA, Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology, UC Berkeley Bancroft Library, UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, and the UCR California Museum of Photography. Searchable using Luna Imaging's Insight software.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, General Subjects
Search the site with a Web browser.
http://uclibs.org/PID/32962
ImageResources
MOBAC Union Catalog
http://www.mobac.org/
Searches the holdings of the Monterey Bay Area Cooperative Library System -- a consortium of twenty-four public, academic and special libraries in the counties of Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz on the California Central Coast.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
LibraryCatalogs
MathSciNet
http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/
Searchable database of citations for articles in 'Mathematical Reviews' from the American Mathematical Society. Covers mathematics, statistics, engineering, and the physical sciences. Full-text links to many original articles from the American Mathematical Society.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1940 - present
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
Mathematics WWW Resources: A UCSC Science Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/math/index.html
Provides links to virtual libraries, electronic journals, preprints and eprints, teaching resources, indexes, specialized math searchers, software, and professional associations.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
SubjectGuides
Mejicanos: A UCSC Library Resources Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/mex.html
Provides links to library catalogs, article databases, and Websites for researching Mejicanos.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
Merck Index
http://uclibs.org/PID/61961
An encyclopedia of chemicals and drugs.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
13th Edition
['Encyclopedias', 'ReferenceSources']
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
http://search.eb.com
A searchable, Web-based dictionary based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Tenth Edition. The full text dictionary is part of the Encyclopedia Britannica Online site.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['Dictionaries', 'Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
Metacrawler
http://www.metacrawler.com/
MetaCrawler is a World Wide Web search service that queries other search engines, organizes the results into a uniform format, ranks them by relevance and returns them to the user.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SearchEngines
Methods in EnzymologyLibrary use only: Science Library Bio Corner
#CDROM
CDROM version. See also Science Reference Collection QP601.A1M4.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
ReferenceSources
Multicultural Children's Literature Curriculum Collection
http://libweb.ucsc.edu/mcc/Search.html
This searchable database contains records for the MCCLCC, built to support the needs of students in the education program. The collection serves as a sample of the outstanding juvenile books by and about parallel cultures. The collection focuses on literature for grades k-8. Fiction, poetry, music, folk literature, history and picture are included.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
LibraryCatalogs
Murmurs of EarthLibrary use only: Science Library Bio Corner
#CDROM
A CD-ROM database of the images, sounds, and music sent with the Voyager interstellar spacecraft; accompanied by Voyager gallery, a booklet of color images sent back by the spacecraft, and Carl Sagans book on the Voyager project.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
ImageResources
Music Index
http://www.hppmusicindex.com/
Searchable database of citations for popular and scholarly journal articles. Includes citations from more than 640 international music periodicals. Both classical and popular music topics are categorized and organized according to the framework of an internal Subject Heading List. A broad range of subjects are indexed, covering musicological or organological topics, plus book reviews, record reviews, first performances, and obituaries.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities
Covers articles published 1979 - 2000.
ArticleDatabases
Music Online Resources For UCSC Music Department Faculty, students, and staff
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/music.html
A listing of online music resources for music department faculty, staff, and students. Created by Paul Machlis, UCSC Bibliographer.
Subject area(s): Humanities
SubjectGuides
Music: A UCSC Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/music/
Provides tips for finding articles, pieces, scores, recordings, and Websites on music.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
NASA Image eXchange (NIX)
http://nix.nasa.gov/
Cross-database search of images from NASA. The database includes images from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the Johnson Space Center, the Ames Research Center, and many more.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Science and Engineering
ImageResources
NEUROSCIENCEnetBASE: Neuro Sciences Online
http://www.neurosciencenetbase.com/
Searchable and browsable database of handbooks and texts in many areas of neurology and psychiatry.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
National Archives AAD
http://www.archives.gov/aad/
Series of archival databases from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['Archives', 'ReferenceSources']
National Research Council of Canada Online Journals
http://www.nrc.ca/cisti/journals/rp2_search_e.html
Searchable full-text database of journals from the Natl. Research Council of Canada.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
Native American Studies: A UCSC Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/nat_am/
Contains background information and help for researching Native American Studies. The guide includes tips for finding articles, books, government documents, statistics, altases, and Websites.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
Natural Standard
http://www.naturalstandard.com/
An international research collaboration that aggregates and synthesizes data on complementary and alternative therapies. Includes herbs and supplements.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
Nature Publishing Group Journals
http://www.nature.com/dynasearch/app/dynasearch.taf?site_source=nm
Searchable full-text database of journals from Nature.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
Naxos Music Library
http://ucsc.naxosmusiclibrary.com
Naxos Music Library provides online access to the complete Naxos, Marco Polo and Dacapo catalogues of over 85,000 tracks, including Classical music, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music. Access is also provided to liner notes and other textual information, and playlists for classroom or personal use can be created. Technical requirements are given at the site. Three levels of audio quality are provided, depending on the type of internet connection.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Humanities
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
NetLibrary eBooks
http://www.netlibrary.com/
Searchable electronic book site. Contains many academic and University of California Press ebook titles.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['Books', 'Fulltexts']
NetTrail Information Literacy Tutorial
http://nettrail.ucsc.edu/
Self-paced online information literacy tutorial. Topics include: types of information sources, choosing a topic, comparing library resources with the web, CRUZCAT, finding articles, and information ethics. Tutorials can be taken either all at once or individually and in any sequence.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Science and Engineering
['DatabaseInstructions', 'LibraryCatalogs']
Netscape Search Page
http://wp.netscape.com/escapes/search
World Wide Web search page created by Netscape, with options for searching the Web using several different services.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SearchEngines
New York Times (Current Issues)
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=403&TS=10638*&clientId=1565&PageNum=1&DBID=114
Searchable database of New York Times articles from Proquest.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Covers: 1999 - current.
['Fulltexts', 'Newspapers']
New York Times (Historical Issues)
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=403&TS=10638*&clientId=1565&PageNum=1&DBID=6861
Searchable database of New York Times articles from Proquest. Contains the full text of: New York Daily Times (1851-1857) and the New York Times (1857-2001).
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Covers: 1851-2001.
['Archives', 'Fulltexts', 'Newspapers']
NewsBank Full-Text Newspapers
http://uclibs.org/PID/23120
Searchable full text of newspapers from around the United States. Includes the Salinas Californian (2002-Current), Sacramento Bee (1984-Current), San Jose Mercury News (1985-Current), Washington Post (1977-Current), Miami Herald (1983-Current), and many more.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Coverage varies depending on newspaper title.
Search only California newspapers
http://uclibs.org/PID/23114
['Fulltexts', 'Newspapers']
Newspapers Subscriptions at UCSC Library
http://library.ucsc.edu/news/newssc.html
Contains links to the holdings of newspapers in the UCSC Libraries.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['Newspapers', 'SubjectGuides']
North American BirdsLibrary use only: Science Library Bio Corner
#CDROM
A multimedia database program covering the nearly 1000 species of birds found in North America.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
ReferenceSources
North American Women's Letters and Diaries
http://www.alexanderstreet2.com/NWLDlive/
The searchable and browseable database contains the full-text of women's diaries and correspondence.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers documents written in colonial times to 1950.
['Archives', 'Fulltexts']
Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre en linea
http://go.grolier.com
Searchable Spanish-language encyclopedia.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['Encyclopedias', 'ReferenceSources']
OAIster from the University of Michigan Digital Library Production Services
http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/o/oaister/
Searchable collection of working papers, preprints, reports, eprints, and other 'hard-to-find' documents from academic organizations around the world.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
OCLC Union Lists of Periodicals
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=UnionLists
This searchable database contains bibliographic information for journals and periodicals owned by OCLC member libraries.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
JournalDatabases
OLDMEDLINE
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd
OLD MEDLINE contains journal articles on all aspects of medicine and preclinical sciences.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1957-1965.
ArticleDatabases
Ocean Sciences: A UCSC Science Library Subject Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/ocean/index.html
Provides links to electronic journals, article indexes, reference resources, data sources, and many other types of online materials.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
SubjectGuides
Oceanic Abstracts
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbsel.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=oceanic&adv=1
Citations and abstracts of technical literature pertaining to the marine and brackish water environment. Vendor is CSA.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1981 - present
ArticleDatabases
Official Index to the Times
http://historynews.chadwyck.com/noframes/search
Historical coverage of the London Times newspaper. Provides citations to the text available on microfilm in McHenry Library. This resource is part of the "Historical Newspapers Online" site.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Covers 1906-1980.
Newspapers
Online Archive of California
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/
The Online Archive of California (OAC) is a statewide digital resource that integrates into a single, searchable database, finding aids to the contents of primary resource collections throughout California. Finding aids are the registers, guides, and inventories that describe in detail the contents of primary resource collections, which may include materials such as letters, diaries, manuscripts, legal and financial records, photographs and other pictorial items, maps, architectural and engineering records, artwork, scientific logbooks, electronic records, sound recordings, oral histories, artifacts and ephemera. Some OAC finding aids are also linked to digital facsimiles of the collections' contents.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Archives
Online Archive of California Image Search
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/search.image.html
Searchable and browsable images from the OAC.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['Archives', 'ImageResources']
Online Archive of California, UC Santa Cruz Unit
http://library.ucsc.edu/oac/index.htm
This site contains a browseable list the digitized finding aids in the Online Archive of California (OAC)created at the UC Santa Cruz Library.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Archives
Online Journals List (UCSC)
http://library.ucsc.edu/Zope/science/ejournals
A searchable or browsable list of online journals licensed by UCSC and the California Digital Library. The database links to the Website and full text of each journal.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
JournalDatabases
Ovid AutoAlerts Tutorial
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/instruction/ovidalerts.pdf
This feature allows users to automatically run a search in the Ovid databases and the search results will be emailed to the user. This service is often called current awareness or selective dissemination of information (SDI).
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Fulltexts
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (DNB)
http://www.oxforddnb.com/subscribed/
"An illustrated collection of more than 50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2001." (Description from site).
Subject area(s): Humanities
Fulltexts
Oxford English Dictionary (OED)
http://dictionary.oed.com/
This online tool traces evolution of the English language over the last millennium. The searchable database contains the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['Dictionaries', 'Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
Oxford Reference Online
http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/GLOBAL.html
Large, searchable database of reference sources including English language dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, quotation sources, and encyclopedias. Subjects include art and architecture, environmental science, literature, history, food and drink, law, maps, medicine, mythology, medicine, politics, religion, and science.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, General Subjects, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
['Encyclopedias', 'Fulltexts', 'ReadyReference', 'ReferenceSources']
Oxford University Press Journals
http://www3.oup.co.uk/jnls/search/search.html
Searchable, full-text database of articles in over 100 journals from Oxford University Press.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
PAIS International Database
http://www.csa3.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=pais&adv=1
The Public Affairs Information Service contains citations and short abstracts for journal articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and statistical directories. Subjects include government, international relations, legislation, political science, statistics, and related areas. Publisher is Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA).
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 1972 - present, abstracts start at 1985.
Search multiple social science databases from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
http://www.csa3.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=socialsci&adv=1
ArticleDatabases
PCI
http://pci.chadwyck.com/all/search/
Periodicals Contents Index (PCI) is a searchable database of citations for articles published in 4,079 periodicals in the humanities and social sciences.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Covers: 1770-1995.
ArticleDatabases
PCI Full Text
http://pcift.chadwyck.com/
Citations for articles in over 230 periodicals in the humanities and social sciences. Full text is available for all articles. Technical note: Internet Explorer for Macintosh does not properly display full text of PCI articles. Please use Netscape or another browser on Mac computers.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Covers: 1770 - 1995
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
Palmer's Index to the London Times, with Palmer's Full-text
http://historynews.chadwyck.com/noframes19/search
Historical coverage of the London Times newspaper. Provides citations to the text of articles published 1790-1905, available on microfilm in McHenry Library. The database also provides online full-text of the newspaper for the years 1824-1870. This resource is part of the 'Historical Newspapers Online' site.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Covers 1790-1905, full text available for 1824-1870.
['Fulltexts', 'Newspapers']
Papers First
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=PapersFirst
PapersFirst contains citations of papers presented at meetings, conferences workshops, congresses, expositions, and symposia from all over the world and received from the British Library Document Supply Center.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Covers: 1993 - present
ArticleDatabases
Patrologia Latina Database
http://pld.chadwyck.com/
The Patrologia Latina Database is an electronic version of the first edition of Jacques-Paul Migne's Patrologia Latina, published between 1844 and 1855, and the four volumes of indexes published between 1862 and 1865. The Patrologia Latina comprises the works of the Church Fathers from Tertullian in 200 AD to the death of Pope Innocent III in 1216. The database contains the complete Patrologia Latina, including all prefatory material, original texts, critical apparatus and indexes. Migne's column numbers, essential references for scholars, are also included.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Fulltexts
Pennsylvania Gazette
http://srch.accessible.com/search/search.pl
Searchable database from Accessible Archives that contains the full text of the newspaper, 1728 - 1800. The Pennsylvania Gazette is considered newspaper of record for the 18th century. It provides the reader with a first hand view of colonial America, the American Revolution and the New Republic, and offers important social, political and cultural perspectives of each of the periods. Also included is the full-text of other important writings such as: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, Letters from a Farmer, Thomas Payne’s Common Sense, The Federalist Papers, and more.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Humanities, Social Sciences
Covers 1728-1800.
['Archives', 'Fulltexts', 'Newspapers']
Philosopher's Index
http://web5s.silverplatter.com/webspirs/start.ws?customer=c149854&databases=PHIL
Philosophers Index contains citations and abstracts from books and journals on philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Covers: 1940 - present

http://web5.silverplatter.com/webspirs/start.ws?customer=c149854
ArticleDatabases
Physics WWW Resources: A UCSC Science Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/physicsonweb.html
Provides links to virtual libraries, electronic journals, preprints and eprints, teaching resources, indexes, software and data, and professional associations.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
SubjectGuides
Politics and Political Science: A UCSC Library Collections Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/polref.html
Provides a list of indexes, handbooks, library catalogs, and Websites useful for researching politics and political science.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
List of political science journals.
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/polser.html
SubjectGuides
Polling the Nations
http://poll.orspub.com/
Polling the Nations, the online version of the American Public Opinion Index, is a compilation of more than 14,000 surveys and polls conducted by more than 700 polling organizations in the United States and more than 80 other countries from 1986 to the present. Each of the nearly 350,000 records reports the question, the responses given, and the source.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Social Sciences
Covers: 1986-present.
Statistics
Popular Culture: A UCSC Library Subject Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/pop_cult/
Provides tips for finding information in the library catalog, reference materials, bibliographies, databases, and journal articles.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
PrimateLit: a bibliographic database for primatology
http://primatelit.library.wisc.edu
"The PrimateLit database provides bibliographic access to the scientific literature on nonhuman primates for the research and educational communities. Coverage of the database spans 1940 to present and includes all publication categories (articles, books, abstracts, technical reports, dissertations, book chapters, etc.) and many subject areas (behavior, colony management, ecology, reproduction, field studies, disease models, veterinary science, psychology, physiology, pharmacology, evolution, taxonomy, developmental and molecular biology, genetics and zoogeography)."
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
1940-present
ArticleDatabases
Princeton's Index of Christian Art (PICA)
http://www.princeton.edu/~ica/
The index records works of art produced without geographical limitations from early apostolic times up to A.D. 1400 with particular emphasis on art of the western world. Seventeen different media are represented in the archive, including manuscripts, metalwork, sculpture, painting, and glass. The database includes textual descriptions of all works and digitized photographs of works from the Morgan Library.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities
['ArticleDatabases', 'ImageResources']
Proceedings First
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=Proceedings
ProceedingsFirst contains the searchable tables of contents pages from worldwide conferences, symposia, meetings, expositions, and congresses.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Covers: 1993 - present
ArticleDatabases
Project MUSE - Johns Hopkins University Press
http://muse.jhu.edu/search/search.pl
This searchable database contains online access to the full-text of over 100 scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Coverage varies.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
Proquest Newspapers: LA Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal
http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=U01EPTYmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTImREJTPUc1&clientId=1565
Searchable full text of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times (including the book review and magazine sections), and the Wall Street Journal.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Covers: New York Daily Times 1851-1857; New York Times 1857 - current, LA Times 1985 - current, Wall Street Journal 1889 - current
Alternate access with links to choose titles. Note: To find older issues of the newspapers, click on Proquest Historical Newspapers.
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=573&TS=1092783005&clientId=1565
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'Newspapers']
PsycARTICLES from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
http://www.csa1.co.uk/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&db=psycarticles-set-c&adv=1
A database of full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber. Database provider is CSA.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
PsycINFO
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=psycinfo&adv=1
Citations and abstracts of articles, books, and book chapters with information on psychology and related disciplines. Also known as PsycLIT. Publisher is Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA).
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 1872 - present
Search multiple social science databases from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=socialsci&adv=1

ArticleDatabases
Psychology: A UCSC Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/psyc.html
Provides tips for finding articles, books, bibliographies, psychological tests and measures, and Websites.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
PubMed
http://uclibs.org/PID/17708
This searchable database of citations to biomedical literature is the National Library of Medicine's version of MEDLINE.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers articles written in mid-1960's - present.
Help is available for searching PubMed.
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/pubmed/pubmed.html
ArticleDatabases
Pubmed Quick Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/instruction/pubmedquick.pdf
Tips for searching the Pubmed Database.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
DatabaseInstructions
Quick Reference Guide to the Chicago Manual of Style
http://www.library.wwu.edu/ref/chicago.html
Developed by Western Washington University Libraries, this provides documentation and examples for the Chicago Manual of Style.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
CitationGuides
RIBA Library
http://store.yahoo.net/riba-library/
The Royal Institute of British Architecture Library is a comprehensive resource for research and information on all aspects of architecture.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History
Also available from the main RIBA site
http://store.yahoo.com/riba-net/
ArticleDatabases
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
http://biblioline.nisc.com/scripts/login.dll?BiblioLine&dbname=QRLM
Citations and abstracts of articles on historical musicology, ethnomusicology, instruments, voice, dance, music therapy.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities
Covers: 1969 - present
ArticleDatabases
RIPM: International Index to Nineteenth-Century Music Periodicals
http://biblioline.nisc.com/scripts/login.dll?BiblioLine&dbname=QRIPM
This searchable database contains citations to articles written in the 19th century. Subjects include music history and musicology.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, General Subjects
ArticleDatabases
RISM: International Inventory of Musical Sources
http://uclibs.org/PID/32967
The Repertoire International des Sources Musicales is a searchable database containing records of music manuscripts written after ca. 1600 and, in most cases, before ca. 1850. Also contains the RISM Bibliographic Citations Database, referring to thematic catalogs and other secondary sources cited in RISM Series A/II.
Subject area(s): Humanities
ArticleDatabases
RLG Eureka Databases
http://autoweb.rlg.org/cgi-bin/webscr/cucx/ewebyeq08.scr
List of article and journal databases from the Research Libraries Group.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
ArticleDatabases
RLIN Bibliographic File/RLG Union Catalog
http://uclibs.org/PID/9577
Searchable union catalog from the Research Libraries Group (RLG). The database contains records for books, periodical titles, and media in research libraries around the world. Journal articles are not included. This database was called RCAT when it was part of MELVYL.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Covers: 1,000 A.D. - present
['Books', 'LibraryCatalogs']
Rand California
http://ca.rand.org/
Database of statistics on the state of California, its counties, and cities. Includes public policy, business, economy, demographics, education, and environmental research information. Also contains monthly reports on the California economy.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
['ArticleDatabases', 'Statistics']
Rare Books from the Missouri Botanical Garden Library
http://ridgwaydb.mobot.org/mobot/rarebooks/
Searchable and browsable database of rare botanical and gardening illustrations and text.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Science and Engineering
ImageResources
Readers' Guide Retrospective
http://uclibs.org/PID/21386
Searchable database with citations from 512 leading U.S. magazines in the traditional Readers' Guide green indexes.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Covers: 1890 - 1982.
ArticleDatabases
Ready Reference Links from McHenry Library
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/ready_ref/frames.html
Quick links to facts and ready reference information.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['ReadyReference', 'ReferenceSources']
RedLightGreen
http://www.redlightgreen.com/
Searchable library catalog based on the RLG Union Catalog, with easy to use subject headings, rankings, and linked websites. Use the "Get It" feature to find the location of the books at UCSC.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['Books', 'LibraryCatalogs']
Regional Business News from Ebsco Host
http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=bwh
Searchable database of articles from 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires covering all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Social Sciences
Covers: 1990 - current.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
Royal Society of Chemistry Online Journals
http://jas.rsc.org/cgi-shell/empower.exe?DB=rsc-e-all-jas
Searchable, full-text database of journals from the RSC.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Available online to UCSC students, faculty, and staff.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
SCIPIO: Art and Rare Book Sales Catalogs
http://uclibs.org/PID/9567
Describes art auction and rare book catalogs for sales from the late sixteenth century to the present. Records include the dates and places of sales, the auction houses, sellers, institutional holdings, and titles of works. Vendor is RLG/Eureka.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History
ReferenceSources
SIAM - Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
http://epubs.siam.org/textsearch.html
Searchable full-text database of journals from SIAM.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
SPIE Digital Library
http://www.spiedl.org
Includes approx. 90,000 full-text papers from SPIE Journals and Proceedings published since 1998. It also includes citations and abstracts for most SPIE papers published since 1995. Plans are underway to expand the Digital Library back to 1990 by the end of 2004, an archive of nearly 200,000 papers. Approximately 15,000 new papers will be added each year.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
SPIN - Searchable Physics Information Notices
http://ojps.aip.org/vsearch/servlet/VerityServlet?KEY=ALL
Searchable, full-text database of journals published by the American Institute of Physics (AIP).
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
STAT-USALibrary use only: McHenry Library Government Publications area
#CDROM
Access requires login by Government Publications staff. Business, trade, and economic statistics from the US Department of Commerce. Comprised of two files: State of the Nation contains recent federal government data and indicators, and GLOBUS contains global business/trade leads including the National Trade Data Bank (NTDB).
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Some free access available here.
http://www.stat-usa.gov/
Statistics
STATSnetBASE: Statistical Sciences Handbooks
http://www.statsnetbase.com/
Searchable database of statistical analysis and statistics handbooks.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
['Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources', 'Statistics']
Safari Tech Books Online
http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com
Searchable and browsable collection of technical and IT-related ebooks.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Books
San Jose Mercury News
http://www0.mercurycenter.com/
Newspaper Website. The full text of the current day's newspaper and seven previous days are available, free of charge and searchable. The archives of the newspaper (1985-present) are searchable free of charge, though the site charges a fee to view the complete text of these articles. The UCSC Library also provides access to these articles in Microforms Room of McHenry Library, free of charge.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Go directly to the Archives.
http://www0.mercurycenter.com/resources/search/
Newspapers
Santa Cruz Newspapers
http://libweb.ucsc.edu/lasso.acgi?[database]=sources&[format]=cruz/list.html&[op]=bw&subj=cruz&newsp=x&[sortField]=initial&[search]
Links to online newspapers in Santa Cruz county.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Newspapers
Santa Cruz Online
http://libweb.ucsc.edu/cruz/
Web Directory of information on Santa Cruz, such as cultural resources, organizations, businesses, shopping, and entertainment.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
Santa Cruz Public Library Catalog
http://63.193.16.236/
The Web catalog of the Santa Cruz Public Libraries. The Website also includes links to the Santa Cruz Community Info database and select reference and article databases. Most of the reference databases require an SC Public library card number.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Also available via telnet. Login as 'Infocruz'.
telnet://scpl.santa-cruz.lib.ca.us
LibraryCatalogs
Santa Cruz Public Library Clippings File
http://www.santacruzpl.org/history/clippingfile/
Searchable index of newspaper clippings on local history held by the Santa Cruz Public Library. The newspaper clippings themselves can be found in the Reference Department of the SCPL Central Branch.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Covers: Early 1900's - present.
Newspapers
Saskia Image Collection
http://www.cdlib.org/hlp/directory/saskia.html
Searchable database of historical art digital images, with a special emphasis on core images required for teaching the history of Western Art. Searchable using Luna Imaging's Insight software.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History
Search the site with a Web browser.
http://uclibs.org/PID/32963
ImageResources
Scholarly Societies Project
http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/society/subjects_soc.html
Directory of scholarly societies, organized by academic subject area.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Societies
SciFinder Scholar
http://software.chem.ucla.edu/scifind
Requires a downloaded client, to provide access to the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) databases including Chemical Abstracts, Registry, and CASREACT. Searches by topic, author, CAS Registry number, patent number, and CAS abstract number. Other searches by chemical name, chemical structure, and formula.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: Chemical Abstracts (1967- ); Registry (1957- ); CASREACT (1985- )
ArticleDatabases
Science Citation Index Expanded via Web of Science.
http://isiknowledge.com/wos
Indexes over 5,700 journals. Search by subject, author, journal title. Cited Reference Search finds articles that cite an author or article.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1975 - present
ArticleDatabases
Science Direct from Elsevier
http://www.sciencedirect.com/
ScienceDirect is a searchable database including the full text of peer reviewed academic journals. Now includes journals from the IDEAL site.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
Science Illustration: A UCSC Library Subject Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/scienceill/index.html
This subject guide provides tips for finding science pictures, photos, illustrations, and images on the Web, in the library, and in indexes and databases.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
SubjectGuides
Science Virtual Reference Shelf
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/sciref.html
Quick links to short, factual, and ready-reference type of information in science, math, and engineering.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Science and Engineering
['ReadyReference', 'ReferenceSources']
Science Writing: A UCSC Science Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/subjects/sciwrite/
Provides links to library databases and websites helpful for science writing.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
SubjectGuides
Scottish Women Poets of the Romantic Period
http://www.alexanderstreet2.com/SWRPLive/
Searchable, fulltext database of poems, critical essays, and biographical information for 47 poets.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Full Text Sources
Searchlight from the California Digital Library
http://searchlight.cdlib.org/cgi-bin/searchlight
Multiple database search tool. The site will tell researchers which online catalogs, databases and encyclopedias have the most items on their topic.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Science and Engineering
ArticleDatabases
Senior Theses from UCSC
#CDROM
The Senior Thesis collections (Community Studies, Environmental Studies. Biology & Sociology) are no longer available from the University Library. Contact the appropriate academic department for more information and assistanc
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Covers: 1969 - current.
Dissertations
SlideCat: UCSC
http://slides-www.ucsc.edu/slidecat.html
A searchable database with textual descriptions of over 200,000 images in the UCSC Slide Collection.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
['ImageResources', 'LibraryCatalogs']
Slug Express Information and Forms
http://library.ucsc.edu/services/slugexpress/
Slug Express is a document delivery service providing UCSC-owned material from McHenry and the Science & Engineering Library to UCSC faculty, staff, and graduate students on campus. Patrons may request books to be paged, checked out, and delivered (to a campus address only), free of charge. Patrons may request articles/book chapters to be copied and sent to a campus address OR scanned to their desktops, for a $3.50 per article fee (to be invoiced or recharged). If items are in use, holds and recalls will be placed, tracked, and delivered to you as soon as the material is returned.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
DatabaseInstructions
Slug Link Instructions
http://library.ucsc.edu/services/sluglink/
This guide provides information for UCSC library patrons connecting to online resources from home using the UCSC Library proxy server. Many of the databases and electronic journals licensed by the library are limited to UCSC students, faculty, and staff. This guides explains how to connect to make adjustments to your browser so that UCSC patrons may access on-line resources remotely, from off-campus.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
DatabaseInstructions
Social Science Citation Index via Web of Science
http://isiknowledge.com/wos
This Web of Knowledge database indexes over 1,725 journals. Search by subject, author, journal title. Cited Reference Search finds articles that cite an author or article specified by the searcher.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 1975 - present
ArticleDatabases
Social Services Abstracts
http://www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=socserv
Social Services Abstracts provides citations (with abstracts) of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 1980 - present.
Search multiple social science databases from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
http://www.csa3.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=socialsci
ArticleDatabases
Sociological Abstracts
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=socioabs&adv=1
This searchable database citations for articles from journals, books, conference papers, and dissertations in sociology and other social and behavioral sciences. Citations after 1974 contain abstracts. Publisher is Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA).
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 1963 - present
Search multiple social science databases from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=socialsci&adv=1

ArticleDatabases
Sociology 103 Winter 2005 Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/soc103.html
Soc 103, Logic and Methods of Social Inquiry library research guide.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
SubjectGuides
Sociology: A UCSC Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/soc/
This guide is designed to help you begin the library research process in sociology. Provides tips for finding articles, books, bibliographies, and Websites.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
SubjectGuides
SourceOECD Statistics
http://thesius.sourceoecd.org/vl=1449886/cl=48/nw=1/rpsv/cgi-bin/jsearch_oecd_stats
SourceOECD is the online library of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. UCSC has access to the SourceOECD Statistical Tables portion of this site. Topics include social services, migration, economic outlook, taxes, and many other tables. Data may be downloaded in a variety of formats.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Statistics
Springer LINK
http://link.springer.de/search.htm
Searchable full-text database of articles in over 400 journals, mostly in the sciences.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
Stanford Libraries' Catalog
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/webcat
Socrates, Stanford's Online Library Catalog
Subject area(s): General Subjects
LibraryCatalogs
Statistical Websites for Santa Cruz County
http://www.santacruzpl.org/ref/localstats.shtml
The Santa Cruz Public Library has compiled this set of Websites covering agriculture, population/census, crime, economics, employment, housing, income, schools, and weather in Santa Cruz County.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['ReferenceSources', 'Statistics']
Statistical yearbook = Annuaire statistiqueLibrary use only: McHenry Library CD-ROM area
#CDROM
From the United Nations Statistical Division, this CD-ROM database contains social and economic statistics on countries around the world. Categories include agriculture and manufacturing, education and literacy, energy and environment, labor force and wages, and financial statistics. The CD-ROM is the electronic version of the print monograph, call number HA12.5 .U63.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers 1980 - 1997.
['ReferenceSources', 'Statistics']
SuperStar Chinese E-book Collection
http://prl4.sdsc.edu/
Searchable and browsable collection of electronic books in Chinese. SSreader 3.73 is required to view the full text. The reader is available for Windows XP only and is downloadable on the SuperStar website. UCSC has temporary trial access to this site only.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Humanities
['Books', 'Fulltexts']
TRI Explorer: Toxic Release Inventory Quick Reference Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/instruction/tri.html
Help using the EPA database that contains information on specific toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities reported annually.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Science and Engineering Library CD-ROM instructions.
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/instruction/tricdrom.pdf
DatabaseInstructions
Tebtunis Papyri Collection
http://www.cdlib.org/hlp/directory/tebtunis.html
Consists of the papyrus documents that were found in the winter of 1899/1900 at the site of ancient Tebtunis, Egypt. Searchable using Luna Imaging's Insight software.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, General Subjects, Humanities, Social Sciences
Search the site with a Web browser.
http://uclibs.org/PID/22416
ImageResources
Terrorism and Attacks on the United States
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/attack.html
Includes links to background information, organizations, news, government, university, and commercial sites.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
Thousands of Newspapers
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/
Links to newpapers sites around the world. Organized geographically.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Newspapers
Toxline
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=toxline&adv=1
Rapid access to information in all areas of toxicology, including chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pesticides environmental pollutants, and mutagens and teratogens. Provides bibliographic citations and abstracts from journal articles, monographs, technical reports, theses, letters, meeting abstracts, papers and reports. Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Publisher is Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA).
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1994 - present the last 5 years plus the current year.
ArticleDatabases
Twentieth-Century Drama
http://collections.chadwyck.com/20drama/search
Currently, this title contains the searchable text of 238 plays by 25 authors from Britain, Ireland, and Australia, chiefly from the period of 1890 to 1920. When complete, it will have 2,500 published plays from the entire 20th century. Each text includes relevant supplementary matter such as dramatis personae and any illustrations that are integral to the text.
Subject area(s): Humanities
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
U.S. Congressional Serials Set
http://uclibs.org/PID/42461
Searchable, full text database of House and Senate committee reports, documents, maps, and journals (1817-1841). A rich source of primary documents, it includes documents ordered printed by Congress such as reports of executive departments, and special investigations of Congress. Covers a wide range of topics such as the Armed Forces, Education, Health, and Economics.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
1817 - 1980 (when completed)
Archives
UC-eLinks Movie Tutorial
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/movietutorials.html
This short movie shows the basics of using UC-eLinks.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
DatabaseInstructions
UCSC Arboretum Catalog
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/arbor/index.html
Searchable holdings of the Jean and Bill Lane Library at the UCSC Arboretum.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
LibraryCatalogs
UCSC Arboretum Plant Collections Database
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/arbor/indexplant.html
Searchable database of the plants growing in the UCSC Arboretum.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
ReferenceSources
UCSC Collection Development Resources
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/cpgate.html
Lists gateways and sources for books, videos, journals, approval plans, and document delivery services for librarians.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['ReferenceSources', 'SubjectGuides']
UCSC Master's Theses & Doctoral Dissertations
http://libweb.ucsc.edu/dissertations/
Database of all postgraduate papers published at UCSC, searchable by author or title, and browsable by department, degree conferred, or year of publication. Recent papers awaiting cataloguing are included; catalogued papers are held at McHenry Library Special Collections, as well as in the McHenry and Science and Engineering Library stacks.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Covers: 1967-present.
Dissertations
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry Online
http://interscience.wiley.com/ullmanns/
Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry is a reference work, international in scope and coverage, encompassing all the disciplines and current practice of industrial chemistry and chemical engineering around the world. Its 1000 major articles by 3,000 leaders from research and industrial organizations are well-illustrated with charts and figures and extensive bibliographies.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['Encyclopedias', 'Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
http://www.ulrichsweb.com/UlrichsWeb/
Ulrichs directory is a searchable database that contains title and publishing information for nearly 250,0000 consumer and trade magazines, academic and scholarly journals, monographic series, newsletters, newspapers, electronic publications, conference proceedings, and 'zines. Ulrich's also contains information about indexing and abstracting services, electronic versions, and reviews of selected titles.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['JournalDatabases', 'ReferenceSources']
Underground Press Collection on Microfilm Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/undergroundpress.html
A major source of alternative, radical, and independent newspapers and journals which give voice to groups and viewpoints not typically represented in the mass media. Most of the publications in the collection were produced in the 1960s and 1970s, with coverage continuing to the present. The microfilm collection is located in the Microforms collection of McHenry Library
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Social Sciences
Covers: 1963 to present
Newspapers
University of Chicago Press Journals
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/search.html
Searchable, fulltext database of articles from 23 journals in the social sciences, science, and humanities.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts', 'JournalDatabases']
Vanderbilt Television News Archive
http://www.uclibs.org/PID/4291
The Television News Archive collection at Vanderbilt University is the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news. The collection holds more than 30,000 individual network evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national broadcast networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN, and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming including ABC's Nightline since 1989.
Subject area(s): General Subjects, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Covers 1968-present
['Archives', 'ImageResources']
Voice of the Shuttle: Web Page for Humanities Research
http://vos.ucsb.edu/
A large, browseable list of Web pages organized by subjects in the Humanities. Voice of the Shuttle emphasizes both primary and secondary resources, and defines its audience as people who have something to learn from a higher-education, professional approach to the humanities.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Metasites
WDI online
http://devdata.worldbank.org/dataonline/
World development indicators (WDI) is the World Bank's annual compilation of data about development; provides direct access to more than 550 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups from 1960 to 2001.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
1960-
Statistics
WESSWEB
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~wessweb/
Developed by the Western European Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. This site is a directory of Web sites in European Studies, contemporary Europe, text collections, book reviews, and guides to library resources.
Subject area(s): Humanities
Metasites
WWW Virtual Library
http://vlib.org/Overview.html
Browseable and searchable collection of academic Web sites hosted and compiled by volunteer subject specialists around the world.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Metasites
Wall Street Journal (Current Issues)
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=403&TS=10638*&clientId=1565&PageNum=1&DBID=1585
Searchable database of Wall Street Journal articles from Proquest.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Covers: 1982-current.
['Fulltexts', 'Newspapers']
Wall Street Journal (Historical Issues)
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=403&TS=10638*&clientId=1565&PageNum=1&DBID=6860
Searchable database of full text Wall Street Journal articles (backfile) from Proquest. Covers July 8, 1889-Dec 31, 1986.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Covers: 1889-1986.
['Archives', 'Fulltexts', 'Newspapers']
Water Resources Routenet
http://www.csa.com/htbin/rnauth.cgi?un=scruz&ac=scruz596&fn=$WRN/wres.html
Includes lists of databases, research programs, reference materials, reports, datasets, and resources for water resources professionals.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
['ArticleDatabases', 'Metasites']
Web of Science / Web of Knowledge
http://isiknowledge.com/wos
This Web of Knowledge database provides access to all three parts of the Citation Index: Arts and Humanities, Social Science and Science. Search by subject, author, journal title. Cited Reference Search finds articles that cite an author or article that you specify.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Covers: 1975 - present
ArticleDatabases
Web of Science Quick Reference Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/instruction/wos_topic.pdf
Tips for searching the Web of Science database.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
A citation search guide is also available.
http://library.ucsc.edu/science/instruction/wos_cite.pdf
DatabaseInstructions
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
http://collections.chadwyck.com/mwd/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=frameset.htx

Subject area(s): Humanities
['Dictionaries', 'Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
Westlaw Campus
http://www.westlaw.com/signon/default.wl?rs=IMP1.0&vr=2.0&sp=000434708%2D2000
"Westlaw Campus is a Web-based legal research tool for undergraduate and graduate students who need to research law-related issues."
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Fulltexts
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
http://alexanderstreet2.com/wasmlive/
The Women and Social Movements Web site is intended to serve as a resource for students and scholars of U.S. history and U.S. women's history. Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000, the website seeks to advance scholarly debates and understanding at the same time that it makes the insights of women's history accessible to teachers and students at universities, colleges, and high schools.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
1600-2000
Fulltexts
Women and Work - A Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/collect/soc176.html
This guide contains many links to research for sites on women and work including statistics, databases, and international information.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
SubjectGuides
Women's History Online - The Gerritsen Collection
http://gerritsen.chadwyck.com/index
Searchable, full-text database of books and journal articles covering women's history and feminism.
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Covers: 1543-1945.
['ArticleDatabases', 'Full Text Sources']
Women's Studies International (WSI)
http://uclibs.org/PID/16677
Contains over 232,000 citations and abstracts of historical and current research in Women’s Studies with a focus on health and international issues. The database recently changed its name from Women's Resources International (WRI).
Subject area(s): Humanities, Social Sciences
Covers: 1972 - present.
ArticleDatabases
Women's Studies: A UCSC Library Research Guide
http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/instruction/refguides/womenstudies/
This guide is designed to help you begin the library research process in interdisciplinary field of women's studies. Provides tips for finding articles, books, reference materials, bibliographies, and Websites.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
SubjectGuides
World Almanac
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=WorldAlmanac
This searchable full-text reference source contains short, ready-reference type of information on a large variety of subjects.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Also available in Academic Universe's [Reference] section.
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe
['Fulltexts', 'ReferenceSources']
World Bank e-Library
http://www.worldbank.org/elibrary
Full-text database with over 1200 World Bank titles, searchable by keywords, title, and author.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
2000-
Fulltexts
World Development Indicators from the World BankLibrary use only: McHenry Library CD-ROM area
#CDROM
This CD-ROM database contains social and economic statistics on countries around the world. Categories of indicators include agriculture and manufacturing, energy and environment, prices, health, technology, economics, and financial statistics. The CD-ROM is the electronic version of the print monograph, call number HC59.15 .W656.
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 1960-2003
['ReferenceSources', 'Statistics']
World News Connection
http://library.ucsc.edu/news/sconly/wncsup.html
Searchable, full-text database of non-U.S. newspapers and other media sources. Includes translated and English-language news and information. WNC covers significant socioeconomic, political, scientific, technical, and environmental issues and events. Material is provided to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS), a U.S. government agency.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
['Fulltexts', 'Newspapers']
World Shakespeare Bibliography Online
http://www.worldshakesbib.org/
Searchable and browsable database of citations books, articles, reviews, and dissertations about Shakespeare. Also included are films, adaptations, and stage productions of Shakespeare's works.
Subject area(s): Humanities
ArticleDatabases
World of Learning
http://worldoflearning.com/
A directory and guide to higher education organizations and institutions. International in scope. Profiles some 30,000 academic institutions with listings for over 200,000 staff and officials. Types of institutions include universities and colleges, research institutes, museums and art galleries, learned societies, libraries and archives.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
WorldCat
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=WorldCat
Also known as WCAT, this searchable catalog contains citations for books, journals, manuscripts, maps, music scores, sound recordings, films, computer files, newspapers, slides, and videotapes, on all subjects in a variety of languages at libraries around the world. Journal articles are not included.
Subject area(s): Art and Art History, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
Covers: 1000 A.D. - present
['Books', 'LibraryCatalogs']
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
http://www.csa3.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=polisci&adv=1
The database provides citations and abstracts for journal articles in political science, international relations, law, and public administration / policy. Publisher is Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA).
Subject area(s): Social Sciences
Covers: 1975 - current.
Search multiple social science databases from Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
http://www.csa3.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=socialsci&adv=1
ArticleDatabases
Zoological Record Plus (ZR Plus)
http://www.csa3.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=scruz&access=scruz596&cat=zoorec&adv=1
Searchable database of citations for articles in zoology and animal science journals. Also includes citations for books, meetings, and reviews. Subjects covered include evolution, genetics, marine biology, taxonomy, and veterinary studies. Vendor is CSA.
Subject area(s): Science and Engineering
Covers: 1978 - current.
ArticleDatabases
eScholarship Repository from the California Digital Library
http://escholarship.cdlib.org/
Searchable database of working papers, pre-publication scholarship, and electronic texts by faculty in UC research units, centers, and academic departments
Subject area(s): Humanities, Science and Engineering, Social Sciences
['ArticleDatabases', 'Fulltexts']
ebrary
http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucsc
Searchable electronic book site. Includes university press titles. Require "ebrary Reader" software installation on workstation.
Subject area(s): General Subjects
Fulltexts

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