Databases A to Z

Academic OneFile
Contains 8,000 academic journals, the majority in full-text, as well as hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC.

Academic Search Premier
Social sciences, humanities, business, general science, and education.

AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive
Contains hundreds of thousands of photos and graphics from the Associated Press, most taken since 1995, plus historical images dating back to the 1800s. 1995 to present

Ad$pender
Monitors advertising expenditures across 11 different media. 2002 to present Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for password.

Advertising Red Books
Contains information about national and international agencies and advertisers, such as business classification, agency of record, media expenditures, to which brands are owned by what company, client lists, and billings. Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for password. Limited to one user at a time.

Adweek Directory
Provides detailed reports on Advertising Agencies, Public Relations Firms, Media Buying Services and Specialty Advertising Shops. Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for disk.

Alternative Press Index
Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change. 1991 to present

American Film Scripts Online
Nearly 500 film scripts with searchable information on scenes, characters, and people. 1903 to 2002

Arbitron
See Qualitap and Tapscan.

Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Locate citations in Arts and Humanities journals. 1980 to present

ARTstor
A rich digital library of more than 500,000 images covering art, architecture and archeology, which can be viewed online at full resolution and downloaded at reduced size for projects and presentations.

Bacon's (Cision) Directories QuickSearch
Searchable version of the print Bacon's directories for print media, TV, and radio. Only works in Internet Explorer.
Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for password. Limited to one user at a time.

Baseline
A film and television database of facts, analysis, statistics, news, contacts, and trends. Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for password.

Biography Resource Center
A comprehensive database of biographical information, including articles from magazines and newspapers.

Books in Print Professional
All books currently in print in the U.S., with selected reviews. Use PatronBooksinPrint.com for a more user-friendly approach to this same data.

Boston Globe
Full-text searchable articles from The Boston Globe. 1980 to present

Boston Herald
Full-text searchable articles from the Boston Herald. 7/26/1991 to present

Brandweek Directory
Provides profiles of U.S. Brands and the companies that market them. Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for disk.

Britannica Online
A hypertext link-enhanced version of the print encyclopedia. Includes over 72,000 articles.

Business and Company Resource Center
A wide variety of global business information, including business case studies, business trends, emerging technology reports and consumer marketing data. 1980 to present

Choices III
Demographics, media use, and consumer behavior. Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for disk.

Columbia Granger's World of Poetry
This premiere poetry on-line resource contains 250,000 full text poems and 450,000 citations, as well as poetry commentary, poets' biographies, and literary glossary terms.

Columbia World of Quotations
Over 65,000 quotations searchable by author, keyword, and subject. Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for disk.

ComAbstracts
Abstracts of more than 80 core communication journals.

ComDisDome
Books, articles, dissertations, institutions, scholars, and web resources relating to Communication Disorders.

Communication Abstracts
Identifies scholarly articles about all aspects of communication. 1977 to present

Communication and Mass Media Complete
Provides citations and full text in communication and mass media.

Communication Studies: A SAGE Full-text Collection
Provides the full text of articles from 16 major scholarly journals on communication.

Complete Index to World Film since 1895
Credits of over 321,000 films from 170 countries. 1895 to 2001 Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for disk.

Contemporary Literary Criticism
Critical essays on contemporary authors.

Contemporary Women's Issues (CWI)
Provides full-text access to global information on women in over 150 countries.

CountryWatch
Information, statistics, and news on the 192 recognized countries of the world.

CQ Researcher
Weekly reports on topics of current interest, with pro and con arguments. Online tutorial available. 1991 to present

Dissertation Abstracts
Index and abstracts of doctoral dissertations and master's theses. Abstracts included for 1980 to the present. 1861 to present

EBSCOhost Research Databases
Combine searches from several full-text and citation databases, including Academic Search Premier, Communication & Mass Media Complete, Medline, MLA International Bibliography, PsycARTICLES, and PsycINFO.

Elsevier Encyclopedia of Neuroscience
Includes over 700 entries about every aspect of the workings of the brain, each containing illustrations and a brief bibliography. Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for disk.

Encyclopedia Britannica
See Britannica Online.

ERIC
Index and abstracts for education and child development. There is also a Free ERIC version for off campus users. 1967 to present

Ethnic NewsWatch
Full-text articles from newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.

Expanded Academic ASAP
Humanities, social sciences, science, and communications. Includes some full text. 1980 to present

Fedstats
The gateway to statistics from over 100 United States federal agencies.

FIAF International Film Archive
Online version of the International Index to Film Periodicals which contains more than 260,000 article references from over 300 academic and popular film periodicals. 1972 to present

Fiction Connection
A readers' advisory database which recommends titles similar to those you already enjoy and allows browsing titles by topic, genre, setting, character, location, and timeframe.

Film and Television Literature Index with Full Text
Provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 300 film and television publications, and selected coverage of 300 more.

Film Index International
Provides in-depth indexing of over 100,000 international films—from the first silent movies to the latest blockbusters—and biographical information for over 40,000 personalities. 1900 to present

Film Literature Index
Contains over half a million citations covering 150 film and television journals. 1976 to 2001

Film Posters from the Austrian National Library
Over 3,000 film posters, mainly from Austria and Germany; includes some American film posters. 1910 to 1955 Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for disk.

FirstSearch
Dozens of databases covering current events, science, technology, arts, and humanities.

Focal Encyclopedia of Electronic Media
Electronic media technologies and methods. Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for disk.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Searchable encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research in the arts and sciences.

Gallup Poll Public Opinion, 1935-1997
Contains the results for all Gallup polls conducted between 1935 and 1997, and the cumulative index. Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for disk.

General BusinessFile ASAP
Business trends, technologies, products, and company profiles. Includes some full text. 1980 to present

General Reference Center Gold
Popular culture, current events, arts and sciences, sports, etc. Includes some full text. 1980 to present

Granger's World of Poetry
See Columbia Granger's World of Poetry.

Greenwood Daily Life Online
Chronological and thematic reference, including primary documents, of daily life in different cultures from prehistory to the present.

Grove Art Online
Covers all aspects of the visual arts from prehistory to the present with links to images.

Health Reference Center Academic
Public health information, including medicine and fitness. Includes some full text. 1980 to present

Hollywood Creative Directories Online
Online access to the Producers Directory, Distributors Directory, Agents & Managers Directory, New Media Directory, International Film Buyers Directory. Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for password.

Hoover's Online
Company and industry information, including financial data, company histories, news, and analysis.

In the First Person: Index to Letters, Diaries, Oral Histories, and Other Personal Narratives
Indexing of more than 2,500 collections of oral history from around the world, including more than 260,000 pages of full text.

InfoTrac OneFile
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics, including: business, current events, education, environmental issues, health care, literature and art, science, social sciences, sports, and many general interest topics. 1980 to present

Ingenta
Table of contents index to 20,000 magazines and journals.

International Index to the Performing Arts
All aspects of the performing arts from over 130 international periodicals. Includes some full text. Limited to one user at a time.

Issues and Controversies
Current in-depth information on the most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day.

Journalism and Mass Communication Abstracts
Abstracts of dissertations and theses accepted for graduate degrees in Journalism and Mass Communication.

JSTOR (Arts and Sciences I and III)
Complete full-text back issues of hundreds of core journals in the Arts and Sciences.

LexisNexis Academic
Newspaper articles, wire services, legal, broadcast, and business news.

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
LISTA provides indexing & abstracts for more than 600 periodicals, books, research reports, and proceedings on Library Science. mid-1960s to

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Abstracts on all aspects of the study of language. 1973 to present

Literary Reference Center
Provides information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes, including plot summaries, literary criticism articles, author biographies, and the full text of literary journals, short poems, stories, novels, and author interviews.

MarketResearch.com Academic
MarketResearch.com Academic provides thousands of full-text market research reports, many with global coverage, for industry and market research.

MAS Ultra
Provides full text for more than 700 popular general interest and current events publications. 1975 to present

Massachusetts Newsstand
Full-text coverage of major Massachusetts newspapers including the Boston Globe (1980–), Boston Herald (1991–), Quincy Patriot Ledger (1991–) and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette (1989–), plus selected coverage of other regional sources.

Massachusetts Special Collections Directory
Directory of 650 special collections in the Commonwealth. Includes searching by Institution, Repository, and Location.

McGraw-Hill Multimedia Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
Interactive technology and science, including high-resolution graphics and animations. Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for disk.

Media Review Digest
Reviews of educational media and entertainment resources. 1989 to present

Mediamark Reporter
Demographic and marketing information based on a national survey of product usage and media exposure. Data from 2005. You must register with your Emerson email address to use. Does not work in Firefox.

Mediaweek Directories 2004
Directory of companies in major media markets in radio, broadcast TV, cable TV, magazines, and daily newspapers. Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for disk.

Medline
Index to journals in communication disorders and medicine. There is also a Pub Med free version for off campus users. 1966 to present

Military and Government Collection
A database of news and current events magazines. Includes some communication journals. Selected full text.

MLA Directory of Periodicals
Detailed information on more than 7,000 scholarly journals.

MLA International Bibliography
Index to language, linguistics, and literature. 1926 to present

netLibrary
A collection of 4,000 public domain books and about 3,400 recently published scholarly e-books available for 4-hour checkout.

New York Times
via LexisNexis 1980 to present

New York Times Historical Archive
Full-text images of the New York Times from its earliest issues. 1851 to 2003

Newspaper Source
Provides selected full text for nearly 30 national and international newspapers, 200 regional newspapers, and television & radio news transcripts.

NoodleBib
NoodleBib is a fully-integrated note-taking and documentation program which helps users create MLA- and APA-style bibliographies. Create an account to begin creating citations for your bibliography.

North American Theatre Online
A comprehensive reference work covering all aspects of the Canadian and American Theatre, including books, people, theatres, productions, and production companies. Some full text. Colonial Times to present

Oxford English Dictionary Online
Authoritative dictionary that traces the evolution of more than 600,000 words over the last 1500 years through 2.5 million quotations.

Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection
Searchable collection of over a hundred Oxford Reference books, including the Oxford Companion series, Dictionary of Quotations, and bilingual dictionaries.

Personal Communicator
A tool for learning and communicating in American Sign Language (ASL) that includes more than 2500 digital video signs and 4500 English words (plus variations on these words). You may also watch the sign videos at the ASL Browser website. Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for disk.

Polling the Nations
Compiles the results of over 12,000 surveys on a variety of topics. Online tutorial available.

Project MUSE, Arts and Humanities Collection
Full text of over 100 journals in classics, culture, education, film,performing arts, history, literature, religion, and theater.

PsycARTICLES
Full text of 42 journals from the American Psychological Association.

PsycINFO
Index and abstracts in psychology and related disciplines.

Qualitap
Scarborough data on media outlets, lifestyles, and shopping habits for the Boston area. Available only in Library.

Readers' Guide Retrospective
Comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States. 1890 to 1982

Snapshots
Provides market profiles and demographics for Nielsen Designated Market Areas (DMAs), Arbitron Metro Survey Areas (MSAs), and US states. Available only in Library. See Reference Librarian for password.

Social SciSearch and SciSearch Citation
Subject indexing of key social science, science, and technical journals. Please consult with a Reference Librarian about your search. 1972 to present

SRDS Online
Advertising rates for publications, radio, and online services.

StageSource
Search for information on organizations including theatres, production services, casting, training, venues, services, unions, and more See Reference Librarian for password.

TableBase
Tabular data including market shares, sales, rankings, statistics, and demographics.

Tapscan
Radio ratings and demographics for the Boston market. Available only in Library.

Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory
Information about periodicals and serials published in the United States and throughout the world. Limited to one user at a time.

Vanderbilt Television News Archive
Index of more than 30,000 evening news broadcasts from the major U.S. national broadcast networks, and more than 9,000 hours of special news-related programming including ABC's Nightline since 1989. CNN Evening News since October 1995 can be viewed online. 5 Aug 1968 to present

Wall Street Journal
Full-text searchable articles from The Wall Street Journal 1984 to present

WorldCat
40 million records describing materials owned by libraries in the U.S.and around the world. If the maximum users have been reached, we also have WorldCat per-search access. Free access is also available through Open Worldcat.