Databases by Subject > General Interest
A-to-Z LISTINGS OF FULL-TEXT PERIODICALS ONLINE
Links to the electronic periodicals included with LTU’s subscriptions
ART ABSTRACTS (1984-present)
Art, Architecture, Design since 1984. Linked to holdings at LTU.
ARTICLE FIRST (1990-present)
Covers wide range of topics.
BIOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY MASTER INDEX
15 million biographies on nearly 5 million people
BIOGRAPHY INDEX (1984-present)
Index to biographical information in books and articles
BOOK REVIEW INDEX (1983-present)
Reviews of English-language fiction and non fiction books
CCH HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Covers personnel, OSHA, payroll, pensions, and related laws
CHILTON'S AUTO REPAIR ONLINE
Fix your car with this electronic guidebook
CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION ONLINE
Full-text of current and past issues back to 1989
COMPUTER DATABASE (1980-present)
News and products for computers, software, electronics, etc.
EDUCATION ABSTRACTS (1983-present)
Abstracts of articles on education
ERIC (1966-present)
Abstracts of articles and research reports in education
ESSAY AND GENERAL LITERATURE INDEX (1985-present)
Essays and articles published within books and collected works
EXPANDED ACADEMIC ASAP (1980-present)
Scholarly journals included in this cross-disciplinary
GALE GROUP all databases (all databases at once)
(formerly Infotrac) Search all at once, or just select several to search
Includes New York Times full-text since 1995
GENERAL REFERENCE CENTER GOLD (1980-present)
Many full-text articles on general subjects
GPO (Government Printing Office Index) (1976-present)
US government documents excluding NTIS/high tech publications
HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCE CENTER (1980-present)
Practical health information, includes Alternative Health
HEALTH REFERENCE CENTER ACADEMIC (1980-present)
Articles on health topics and issues
HUMANITIES ABSTRACTS (1984-present)
Citations to literature, film, humanities review and criticism. History also.
INDEX TO LEGAL PERIODICALS (1981-present)
INFOTRAC FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS (1996-present)
Collection of newspapers from around the US and the world
LEARN-A-TEST
Take practice tests for advanced placement, grad school, job skills
LEGALTRAC (1980-present)
Find articles in US and International law reviews, journals, legal newspapers
LEXISNEXIS (and STATISTICAL UNIVERSE) (1990-present)
Full-text newspapers, periodicals, newsletters, statistical data
LIBRARY LITERATURE (1980-present)
Find information about libraries and library service
MEDLINE (1965-present)
Medicine, health, nursing, dentistry
MeL (Michigan Electronic Library)
Portal for hundreds of informational web sites and for Michigan laws, information, etc.
MERGENT CORPORATE FILES (Includes EDGAR)
Company information and annual reports online
MICHIGAN NEWSPAPERS (2000-present)
Full-text newspapers from Michigan cities
NETLIBRARY
23,949 online books, all included in LTU online catalog
NEW YORK TIMES (last 12 months)
Full-text articles for the last year
NEWSBANK
Articles from the Detroit News, Grand Rapids Press, and Lansing Journal
OED: THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY
The most authoritative source of spelling and word definitions
OXFORD REFERENCE ONLINE
Encyclopedia information from 24 fields, search all or one area.
PROCEEDINGS FIRST (1993-present)
Index of conference proceedings with listings of papers presented
READER’S GUIDE ABSTRACTS (1983-present)
The most famous general index to popular magazines, including New York Times
SIRS DISCOVERER
Designed for K-12, but still has great maps and other info.
SCOPUS
15,000+ peer reviewed journals, websites, etc.
SOCIAL SCIENCE ABSTRACTS (1983-present)
Index to articles in all of the social sciences
ULRICHSWEB Periodicals
All the data about every periodical available
WHO'S WHO (aka MARQUIS WHO'S WHO)
A variety of Who's Who sources in one database
NOTE: only two simultaneous users at a time
WILSON BUSINESS ABSTRACTS (1986-present)
Abstracts of journals in all aspects of business and management; includes Wall Street Journal
WILSON SELECT PLUS (1994-present)
Everything full-text, covering all subject areas
WORLD ALMANAC
Facts, quick information from 4 almanacs and Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia
WORLDCAT
Worldwide list of libraries and book holdings, works like a giant online catalog