ABELL: Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature Books, articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays and dissertations published anywhere in the world, 1920-present
			ABI Inform Business and management journals; some full text (CDL-hosted).
			Academic Universe A WWW search interface to thousands of full-text sources from newspapers and newsletters, company and legal information (for UCSD students, faculty and staff).
			Access UN Current and past United Nations documents and publications, latest three years; some full text included, but all materials are available in SSHL in microfiche as the United Nations Documents and Publications Collection
			Agricola Agriculture & related disciplines from the USDA.
			AIDS Databases from NLM Several free Web databases on AIDS-related topics, including AIDSDRUGS, AIDSTRIALS. Access via Internet Grateful Med - select from the list of available databases.
			Alternative Press Index Indexes 250 alternative, radical, and left publications in North America, 1991-present.  See their online Directory of Publications.
			America: History and Life Abstracts journal articles and lists books in U.S. and Canadian history published from 1964 to the present; a comprehensive international database
			Anthropological Index Online Anthropological index to current periodicals in the Museum of Mankind Library in the UK.
			Anthropological Literature Index to articles and essays in the field of anthropology and archaeology (CDL-hosted)
			Applied Science & Technology Abstracts Indexes about 400 science and technology periodicals. Undergraduate focus. 1983 - present.
			Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Some examples of relevant areas of coverage include biology of marine organisms, as well as "drugs-from-the-sea" literature including information about patents.
			Arctic & Antarctic Regions (multidisciplinary, including History, Anthropology, Linguistics, Literature, etc., as well as sciences)
			Art Abstracts journal articles on art, architecture, photography, and related disciplines (CDL-hosted).
			Arts and Humanities Citation Index Indexes scholarly research in the arts and humanities, 1984-present; searched through the Web of Science
			Associations Unlimited Directory of local, regional, state, national, and international associations.
			Astrophysics Data System This NASA-funded service provides access to four sets of abstracts dating back to 1975, covering all major journals, many minor journals, conference proceedings, NASA reports, and many PhD theses.
			ATLA Religion Database Indexes journal articles, books and collected essays on all aspects of religious studies, 1949-present.
			Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (CDL-hosted).
			Beilstein CrossFire Minerva - UCSD Implementation Computer version of the multivolume Handbook of Organic Chemistry, for UCSD faculty, staff and students. Search over 6,000,000 organic compounds by structure, reaction, or property values.
			BIODIDAC Hundreds of photos and drawings of organisms for biology instruction.
			BIOSIS Covers 6,000 journals, books, conference papers in subjects relating to biology and the life sciences. (CDL-hosted database).
			British Library for Development Studies Database Books and articles on economic and social issues in the developing countries.
			Business and Industry Abstracts and full text on current information on U.S. and international companies, industries, markets, and products.

			California Census Data Census of Governments, 1992 Finance Statistics State of California.
			Chemfinder Collection of over 3,800 compounds. Property data included for each compound, as well as links to web sites with additional information about the compound (such as MSDS, for example)
			Chicano Database Articles and book chapters on Mexican-American and Latino topics (CDL-hosted).
			CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online Collection of working papers, conference proceedings, journal abstracts, other links.
			Clinical Pharmacology Online Information on prescription and non-prescription drugs and nutritional supplements available in the U.S.A.
			CNN Interactive Current news from Cable News Network.
			Cochrane Library Includes databases of Systematic Reviews of the medical literature, Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness from the ACP Journal Club and other sources. Please click the Exit button when you are finished. (See also our Evidence-Based Health Care subject guide.)
			Collection of Computer Science Bibliographies Over 850,000 reference to reports, conference papers and journal articles from 1200 computer science bibliographies. 40,000 papers have links to full-text.
			College Source Online College catalogs in complete cover-to-cover format, and websites, including 2-year, 4-year, graduate and professional schools around the U.S.
			Combined Health Information Database (CHID) Federal Government-produced database with titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources. Note: some of the material indexed in CHID can be hard to find.
			Commerce Business Daily on the Web Daily list of U.S. Government procurement invitations, contract awards, subcontracting leads, sales of surplus property and foreign business opportunities.
			Communications Abstracts Abstracts of recent literature in all areas of communication studies (mass, interpersonal and new communication technologies); 1998- .
			CompactMATH Online version of Zentrallblatt fuer Mathematik/Mathematics Abstracts. Results are limited to 3 answers for non-subscribers; UCSD researchers can obtain an in-depth search of this MATH database by contacting scilib@ucsd.edu.
			COMPENDEX Citations to journal articles, conference proceedings, and book chapters in engineering; includes lengthy abstracts. Covers 1970 - present.
			Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Citation Index Database of bibliographic citations from the MEDLINE database about "alternative medicine". Created by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). Covers 1966-1997.
			Computer Articles Database (COMP) Indexes and abstracts selected consumer and business oriented computer magazines; full text for articles is often included. 1988-present. (CDL-hosted)
			Congressional Universe Legislative information from Congressional Information Service, Inc.
			Contemporary Women's Issues Full-text from more than 1500 publications worldwide, a multidisciplinary focus on issues for women, such as health, human rights, development, the workplace, and legal status.
			CorpTech Note: may take up to 2 minutes to load! Information on over 60,000 high-technology companies in the U.S..
			Countries of the World From the CIA, Library of Congress, State Department, and collections of other links.
			Current Contents Covers 6500+ scholarly journals in all disciplines. (CDL-hosted).
			Current Index to Statistics A searchable bibliography of the literature of statistics and probability
			Declassified Documents Reference Service Search and display full text of documents declassified by the U.S. Government. More information available online.
			Dictionary of Organic Compounds Note: may take up to 2 minutes to load! Physical and chemical constants for organic compounds; includes structure diagrams and literature references on synthesis, structure and spectra, etc. On CD ROM at any library branch.
			Dictionary of Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds Physical and chemical constants for inorganic/organometallic compounds; includes structure diagrams and literature references on synthesis, structure and spectra, etc. On CD ROM at the S&E Library.
			Digital Dissertations from ProQuest/UMI (a.k.a. Dissertation Abstracts) Covers almost all U.S. dissertations, and many dissertations and master's theses from Canada, Great Britain and continental Europe. FULL TEXT is available for UC dissertations from late 1996 to present.
			Econlit via FirstSearch Indexes and abstracts journal articles, books, dissertations, and working papers in economics, 1969-present.
			Electronic Policy Network Covers politics, health, economics, welfare, etc.
			Engineered Materials Abstracts Comprehensive coverage of the world's published literature concerning the science of polymers, ceramics and composite materials. 1993-present.
			ERIC Educational Resources Information Center--indexes and abstracts journal articles, other research reports, 1966-present. Or try AskERIC from Syracuse University.
			ERIC/AE Test Locator Provides a searchable database of tests and research instruments from the Educational Testing Service, as well as tools for locating reviews of tests and test publishers.
			Essay and General Literature Index Edited book collections of articles in the humanities.
			Ethnic Newswatch Full text of U.S. ethnic community newspapers, 1990-present

			F & S Index Plus Text - United States Note: may take up to 2 minutes to load! Covers business and trade information on manufacturing and service industries in the United States. Provides citations and lengthy abstracts. 1990-1996.
			Federation of American Scientists Covers arms sales & disarmament, chemical & biological weapons, government secrecy, health.
			Fluid Dynamics Book Catalog Catalog of books in Fluid Dynamics and related disciplines selected and reviewed by C. Pozrikidis, Professor in AMES Dept. at UCSD.
			Foreign Broadcast Information Service Note: may take up to 2 minutes to load! Index to the daily translations and summaries provided by the U.S. government, 1977-1996. For microfiche of full text, ask at SSHL Reference Desk. For later broadcast, use World News Connection.
			Foreign Media Commentary on the U.S. A digest prepared by the United States Information Agency", from 1994-present.
			Francis International index to articles in the humanities and social sciences, with special strength in religion, anthropology, history of art, literature, economics, 1984-present. This link will take you through the CDL directory to the RLG Union Catalog. Once in RLG, select "Change Files" from the left-hand menu bar, and then scroll down to Francis.
			Gale Literary Index Index to biographical and critical information in the SSHL Reference/Literature.
			GenderWatch Full-text collection of international journals, newsletters, regional publications, special reports and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues.
			GEOREF Indexes publications in geology, seismology, marine geology, geophysics, geochemistry, geological maps, etc. Also available via telnet on CDL by typing georef. (CDL-hosted)
			GrantSelect Abstracts and contact information for grants from government, commercial and non-profit organizations. Additional grants related information is available on the INTERNET.
			Handbook of Latin American Studies Bibliography of books, journal articles, proceedings, etc, 1935-present, edited by scholars selected by the Library of Congress.
			HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index Journal articles on Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, the U.S.-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the U.S.
			Health Services/Technology Assessment Texts (HSTAT) Full-text of clinical practice guidelines of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR), NIH Consensus Statements, NIH Technology Assessments, etc. (2nd ed, 1996).
			HISTLINE via Internet Grateful Med Bibliographic database from the National Library of Medicine covering history of medicine.
			Historical Abstracts Abstracts journal articles and lists books published from 1955 to the present, on all regions except the U.S. and Canada; covers periods from 1450 to the present.
			Historical documents Large collection of historical documents, from early times through the 20th century, arranged by Yale University's Avalon Project.
			Historical Newspapers Online Index to London Times (1790-1980) and New York Times (1860-1879)
			History of Science and Technology Indexes journal articles, conference papers, books, book reviews, and dissertations relating to the history of science. Updated annually. 1976-present.

			IBM Intellectual Property Network (Patents) Provides access to the bibliographic data and text of all claims of over 2 million patents issued by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office from 1974 to present, plus some patents issued during 1971 to 1973.
			INSPEC (INS) Indexes and abstracts physics, electronics, electrical engineering and computer science literature, including journal articles and conference papers. Some full-text links. (CDL-hosted)
			Index to Communication journals Lists articles from about 40 journals; some from 1970s only, others through the 1990s. For most recent research, try Communication Abstracts.
			IntelEc Note: may take up to 2 minutes to load! See JOLIS below as an alternative.
			International Film Archive Note: may take up to 2 minutes to load! Combines the International Index to Film Periodicals and the International Index to Television Periodicals, 1972-present.
			International Index to Music Periodicals Covers a broad range of periodical articles on music, from the scholarly to the popular.
			Internet Grateful Med Free Web databases from the National Library of Medicine, including: MEDLINE, AIDSLINE, AIDSDRUGS, AIDSTRIALS, BIOETHICSLINE, ChemID, DIRLINE, HealthSTAR,HISTLINE, HSRPROJ, OLDMEDLINE, POPLINE, SDILINE, SPACELINE, TOXLINE.
			JOLIS international development resources from the World Bank/IMF Library References to books, journal titles, journal articles, working papers, conference proceedings, technical reports. Equivalent to IntlEc.
			Justice Information Center A collection of documents and web sites on all aspects of criminal justice, arranged by the National Criminal Justice Reference Service.
			Latin America news services (some UCSD only) Links arranged by UCSD's IR/PS Library
			Library Literature Indexes journal articles in library and information science, 1985-present.
			Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts Abstracts linguistics and language behavior literature from periodicals, books, technical reports,papers, dissertations, and book reviews, 1973-present.
			Literature Online A library of over 300,000 works of English and American literature, 600 A.D. to the present.
			Los Angeles Times Today's news for free. Search Archive (1990-present): free citations; charges for full text online. Microfilm for earlier years available in library. Also available through Academic Universe.

			Magazine and Journal Articles (MAGS) Abstracts to 1500+ magazines and scholarly journals in all disciplines; some full text, 1988-present. (CDL-hosted)
			Marine, Oceanographic & Freshwater Resources Indexes & sometimes abstracts international marine and oceanic information, as well as substantial coverage of estuarine, brackishwater, and freshwater environments.
			Materials Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Chemical hazard information for thousands of chemicals.
			MathSciNet Equivalent of Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications; includes citations and abstracts of mathematical literature and its related disciplines, notably statistics, and computational mathematics. 1940 - present.
			MEDLINE/Healthstar Abstracts covering medicine, biochemistry, biology, bioengineering, etc., 1966-present. (CDL-hosted)
			METADEX Equivalent of Metals Abstracts, 1991 -. Comprehensive international coverage of the literature published on the science and technology of metals.
			Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts Indexes & abstracts journals and other series as well as books and conference proceedings on meteorology, climatology, atmospheric chemistry and physics, physical oceanography, hydrology, glaciology, and related environmental sciences from 1974-present.
			MLA International Bibliography Index to scholarship in literature, languages, linguistics, folklore, and film studies from over 4,000 journals and series published worldwide, 1963-present. (CDL-hosted)
			Movie Database A service from TV Guide which includes the text of Cinebooks Motion Picture Guide and Katz's Film Encyclopedia.
			Music Periodical Indexes Music Library's collection of printed and online indexes to music articles.
			NASA Extragalactic Database Catalog of faraway astronomical objects. Login as ned.
			NASA Technical Reports & Aerospace Literature CASI Technical Reports Server is a WAIS database containing NASA produced technical reports and aerospace-related open literature from 1962-present and NACA reports from 1915-1960.
			National Criminal Justice Reference System Abstracts Summaries of criminal justice publications, including Federal, State and local government reports, books, journal articles, other research; 1970s-present.
			New California Media Online Selections from and links to California ethnic news media.
			News & Weather InfoPath's collection of news sources.
			Newspaper Articles (NEWS index to Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, 1982-present. (CDL-hosted)
			News Media on the Internet; links arranged by American Journalism Review Newslink; Newspaper Association of America; Editor & Publisher Magazine; Select-Ware; Yahoo; Special Libraries Association's "U.S. Newspaper archives on the Web".
			News services online: ABCNews; AP Wire; BBC News; CNN Interactive; Yahoo Full Coverage.

			OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man OMIM is the online version of Dr. Victor McKusick's comprehensive source on genetic disorders, Mendelian Inheritance in Man.
			Online Archive of California Indexes finding aids for various archives around the state, including Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, etc.
			Online Intelligence Project Current news on international events and developments.
			PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) Lists articles, books and government publications on issues of public policy, 1972-present. (CDL-hosted)
			PCI: Periodicals Contents Index Lists articles in thousands of U.S. and European journals in Social Sciences and Humanities, 1800-1991
			Peterson's Education Center Directories of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs.
			Philosopher's Index Indexing and abstracts from books and over 270 journals on philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields, 1940-present
			Physics Preprints at Harvard An index to physics preprints collected by Harvard University, 1990-present. Type USE HARVARD. Once connected to the Harvard catalog, choose the PP database. The fulltext of many current physics preprints is available on the World Wide Web.
			Policy.Com Research, opinions, background and organizations concerning issues of public policy
			Poole's Plus: The Digital Index of the Nineteenth Century Index to 19th Century periodicals.
			Population Index on the Web Annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other material on population studies, 1986-present; For 1937-1985, use Population Index on JSTOR.
			Powder Diffraction File A collection of single phase x-ray powder diffraction patterns. Searchable on CD-ROM in the S&E Library.
			Properties of Organic Compounds A single source of physical property data and spectral data for approximately 27,500 organic compounds. Searchable on CD-ROM in the S&E Library.
			PsycInfo (Psychological Abstracts) Abstracts psychology journal articles, book chapters, and dissertations, late 1880's - present. (CDL-hosted)
			Public Opinion Online Use Academic Universe to search the Roper Center's collection of public opinion surveys, 1936-present.
			Publishers' catalogs Links to home pages and catalogs of publishers around the world.
			PubMed System From the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Web interface to five databases: MEDLINE (including PREMEDLINE), Genbank DNA sequences, Genbank Protein sequences, Biomolecule 3D Structures,Complete Genomes.

			RCAT: Research Libraries Catalog Holdings of 143 research libraries. Over 22 million citations. (CDL-hosted)
			Review of Particle Properties Searchable by paper, particle, mass range, quantum number or classes of properties.
			RILM (Repertoire international de litterature musicale) - Abstracts of Music Literature International coverage for all types of materials in music, including: historical musicology, ethnomusicology, instruments, voice, dance, music therapy, etc. (CDL-hosted)
			San Diego Union-Tribune
			Newsbank/Infoweb version 1984-present. Searches and retrieves full text of all articles.
			Academic Universe version 1984-present. Some limitations in searching; retrieves full text of all articles.
			Today's news and News Archive, 1993-present
			Scholarly Societies Project Links to nearly 1,400 academic, scholarly and professional societies worldwide, in all fields.
			Science Citation Index Part of the "Web of Science," Science Citation Index is an index to scientific journal articles. Searchable by author, keyword, and cited reference. 1984-present. 1980-present searchable on CD-ROM in the S&E Library.
			Social Sciences Citation Index Indexes scholarly research in the social sciences, 1984-present; searched through the Web of Science
			Social Services Abstracts Research in the fields of community development, social work, family and social welfare, gerontology; poverty and homelessness, etc.
			Sociological Abstracts Abstracts journal articles, monographs, dissertations, conference proceedings, other research covering sociology, social work, and other social sciences, 1963-present. Thesaurus available online.
			SPIN Bibliographic Abstracts Indexes and abstracts major American and Russian physics and astronomy journals, plus selected articles from other scientific journals. 1975-present. Some full image articles available.
			Stanford Linear Accelerator (SLAC) HEP Database Indexes papers in particle physics. Included are preprints, journal articles, technical reports, theses, conference papers, etc. Searchable by author, title, report number, institution, collaboration, etc. Some postscript full-text available.
			State and Local Government on the Net Links to the government websites of all 50 U.S. states, plus a very large number for counties, cities, boards and regional authorities.
			Statistical sources Links to a variety of sources, including Statistical Abstract of the US, International Databank, StatUSA, much more.
			Statistical Universe Indexing and abstracts to statistical information published by the U.S. federal and state governments, international intergovernmental organizations, and American private organizations, 1973-1998. Replaces Statistical Masterfile.
			STAT-USA Business, economic and trade data from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

			Telephone and e-mail directories: Collection of directories, arranged by the Libraries' Reference Shelf.
			Television News Archive Vanderbilt University's Television News Index & Abstracts: Evening news summaries for ABC, CBS and NBC from 1968, CNN from 1995).
			TOXLINE via Internet Grateful Med Bibliographic database covering toxicology. More toxicology resources are also available via TOXNET - see below.
			TOXNET: Toxicology Information Network Toxicology data from the National Library of Medicine. The Toxicology Data Search section includes Hazardous Substances Data Bank. Another section contains Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) annual data files from 1987 forward.
			UCSD Archives Finding Aids Indexes UCSD archives at Mandeville Special Collections in Geisel Library. Covers manuscripts in the humanities.
			UCSD Bookstore A searchable database of books available from the UCSD campus bookstore as well as recent bestseller lists from the New York Times.
			UCSD Guardian Full text of articles from Spring 1998-present.
			UnCover Indexes research journals in all disciplines; particularly good for sci/tech topics. Updated daily.
			Urban Studies Abstracts Abstracts of recent literature, plus related citations, in all aspects of urban studies, 1998-present
			U.S. Government Periodicals Index Note: may take up to 2 minutes to load! Indexes articles from periodicals published by the U.S. Government, 1993-present.
			U.S.P.T.O Patent Database "Front page" bibliographic data of U.S.patents. Full-text of patents available.
			Web of Science Lists articles in arts, humanities and social sciences along with all science disciplines, 1984-present. Based on the Current Contents database, but also includes searches for articles that have cited other works.
			Women's Resources International Includes over 219,000 records of interdisciplinary research drawn from a variety of women's studies databases, 1972-present.
			WorldCat Holdings of more than 12,000 libraries worldwide: academic, public, governmental, and private; over 31 million citations. (CDL-hosted)
			World Development Indicators Note: may take up to 2 minutes to load!
			World News Connection Translations from the U.S. government of international print and broadcast media, 1994-present.
			Zoological Record Covers the literature of zoology, 1978-present. Strengths include: good subject vocabulary, taxonomic hierarchies, and coverage of more obscure literature such as conferences, books, dissertations.

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