Library Databases

Access to most of our electronic resources is governed by a license agreement unique to Thiel College. When you use an electronic resource, you will be visiting a website outside the College, and usage may be monitored by the licenser. Generally, you are allowed to download or print a reasonable quantity of material for your personal, non-commercial, educational use. If you have questions about permissible uses of an electronic resource, please ask a library staff member. Databases are available for off-campus use by students, faculty, and staff.

JOURNAL, ARTICLE, AND E-BOOK DATABASES

AccessMedicine

AccessMedicine from McGraw-Hill Medical (AccessMedicine and Case Files Collection) includes Textbooks, Diagnostic tools, Infographics, Drug references, Videos, Case studies, Study tools, and Patient education.

EBSCOhost is a collection of databases (listed below), many including full text articles. This general link will work for the databases below.

Academic Search Premier | (1984 - ) | Indexes and abstracts journals in a large variety of topics; searchable collection of photos of people, natural science photos, photos of places, historical photos, maps and flags
APA PsycArticles | (1988 - ) | Produced by the American Psychological Association (APA), PsycArticles is a definitive source of full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. The database contains more than 140,000 articles from over 60 journals published by the APA.
Business Source Elite | (1985 - ) | Covers journals in business, management, economics, finance, banking and accounting.
Communication & Mass Media Complete (CCMU) | 1915 (selected) to present | Contains quality research articles in the areas related to communication studies and mass media. Provides access to bibliographic references, reviews, recent encyclopedias and handbooks and full text of journal articles.
eBook Collection | Search and view the full text of eBooks.
Education Source | (1983 - ) | Covers 400 leading periodicals encompassing all areas of concern to today's educators, including administration, teaching methods, and curriculum.
ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center) | (1966 - ) | Indexes published and unpublished sources on all aspects of education and educational research. ERIC also indexes library and information science. Incorporates ERIC Digests, full-text short reports on topics of current interest in education.
Environment Complete | 1940's (selected) to present | Offers coverage in the areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
MEDLINE | (1966 - ) | Indexes journals in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system and pre-clinical sciences.
Regional Business News | Comprehensive index for regional business publications from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Materials indexed include business journals, newspapers, and newswires.

Journal of Chemical Education | 1924 - present

The Journal of Chemical Education (JCE) is co-published by the ACS Division of Chemical Education and the American Chemical Society Publications division. Contains peer-reviewed articles and related information as a resource to those in the field of chemical education and to those institutions that serve them. The journal typically addresses chemical content, laboratory experiments, instructional methods, and pedagogies.
The library also has print issues for 2024 and earlier in the Periodicals section, bottom floor.

JSTOR

Expanded access now available!
Archive Journal Collections: Arts & Sciences I-XV, Business IV, Hebrew Journals, Ireland, Life Sciences, Lives of Literature, Public Health Journals, Security Studies, Sustainability.
Primary Source Collections: 19th Century British Pamphlets, World Heritage Sites: Africa, Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa, Global Plants.
Open Access Books
Early Journal Content
The JSTOR Understanding Series
- Classic texts from American and British literature, Shakespeare, and the King James Bible, with passages linked to scholarly articles.

OAIster | Open access resources

A catalog of digital resources collected by the University of Michigan of digital resources from over 1,000 organizations. Items include Digitized books and articles, Born-digital texts, Audio files, Images, Movies, and Datasets.

PubMed

Comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher websites.

REFERENCE RESOURCES

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Provides access to the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, the World Factbook, and journals and periodicals.

Oxford English Dictionary (OED)

The OED serves as the accepted authority of the evolution of the English language since 1150. The text contains words’ definitions, origins, and quotations demonstrating their range of meanings from the time they entered the language to the present.

NEWS RESOURCES

Access World News

News from local, national, and international sources, both current and historical, searchable by keyword or title as well as by subject groupings.

Black Life in America | (1976 - present)

The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media, 1976 to today.

Hispanic Life in America | (2010 - present)

The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media, 2010 to today.

CQ Researcher | (1991 - present)

Controversial topics in the news: Gun Control, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Immigration, Climate Change, and more!

Published by CQ (Congressional Quarterly) Press, CQ Researcher examines contemporary issues, especially controversial topics. Each issue focuses on a different topic with background, historical milestones, an overview of the current situation, future outlook, and opposing viewpoints (plus bibliographies).

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CQ Weekly | (1983 - 2009)

CQ Weekly reports on the activities of the United States Congress, 1983 - 2009. Each issue provides announcements of upcoming Congressional events as well as a summary of the previous week's news, including the status of bills, committee and floor activity, debates and roll-call votes.

PRIMARY SOURCES

ArchiveGrid | Primary Sources

Descriptions of archival collections owned by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies, and archives worldwide. Some include links to digital content. Add "has_links:1" to your search terms to find digital content.

Salem Press | Primary Sources

Defining Documents in American History - Eras:

Defining Documents in American History - Themes

Defining Documents in World History

Other Collections of Primary Sources

History: Civil Disobedience, Social Justice, Nationalism & Populism, Violent Demonstrations and Race Relations

Milestone Documents

OTHER

Selected E-Books

Grey House: The Value of a Dollar, Colonial Era to the Civil War

UPTODATE

This resource restricted to the Physician Assistant Graduate Program.

WorldCat

The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive library catalog, with information on books, videos, journals, microfiche, and websites from OCLC member libraries worldwide.

WorldCatDissertations (Dissertation Abstracts)

(1861 - ) | Dissertation abstracts since 1980, theses since spring 1988