Articles: Scholarly Journals (17)

• Academic Search Premier

  Provides abstracts, indexing, and full-text for journals covering the social sciences, humanities, education, and more. Coverage: 1985-.

• AGRICOLA

  AGRICOLA contains records covering every major agricultural subject. Coverage: 1970-.

• DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)

  DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.

• Embase

  Embase is a multipurpose and up-to-date biomedical database. It covers international biomedical literature from 1947 to the present day and all articles are indexed using Elsevier's Life Science thesaurus Embase Indexing and Emtree.

• Ethnic Diversity Source

  Ethnic Diversity Source is a full-text database that covers the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of many ethnic populations in North America.

• New! Gale In Context: Science

  Integrating millions of full-text articles that include national and global publications, 200+ science experiments, 300+ interactive simulations, other multimedia, and top reference content, <em>Science</em> is updated daily and offers over 600 pages on topics across the curriculum, covering biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, physics, and more.

• IEEE Xplore Digital Library

  Journal articles, conference papers, and standards for engineering, computer science, and physics.

• JSTOR

  A full-text database of archived issues of academic journals. Since JSTOR is a backfiles project, a typical coverage range is the beginning of a journal until three or five years ago. Supported in part by the Dail Endowment Fund. Coverage: Varies.

• ProQuest

  Searches across all ProQuest article databases. Contains articles covering the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and business. Databases include Research Library, Ethnic NewsWatch, and ProQuest Religion. Coverage: 1970-.

• ProQuest Agricultural & Environmental Science Database

  Full-text articles covering all aspects of environmental science, including ecology, sustainability, pollution, water management, and other areas. Coverage: 1988-.

• ProQuest Research Library

  Contains articles from magazines, newspapers, and journals. Areas included: business, health, education, psychology, science, sports, and literature. Coverage: 1986-.

• ProQuest Science Database

  This database is a definitive resource for students studying both the applied and general sciences. With coverage dating back to 1986, ProQuest Science Journals features over 1030 titles, with more than 760 available in full text. Search over 2.7M records, dating back to the mid 1980s. Coverage: 1986-.

• Science Citation Index (Web of Science)

  A multidisciplinary index, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the sciences. It indexes more than 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines, covering approximately 2,100 more journals than its SCI print and CD-ROM counterparts, with all cited references captured. Some of the disciplines covered include: agriculture, neuroscience, astronomy, oncology, biochemistry, pediatrics, biology, pharmacology, biotechnology, physics, chemistry, plant sciences, computer science, psychiatry, materials science, surgery, mathematics, veterinary science, medicine, and zoology. Coverage: 1945-.

• ScienceDirect

  Access to over 1,000 full text journals published by Elsevier. Search individual title or browse multiple titles. Coverage includes Biochemistry and Biology, Business & Management, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Economics, Engineering & Technology, Environmental Science, Materials Science, Mathematics & Computer science, Medicine & Pharmacology, Neurosciences, Physics, Social Sciences. Coverage: varies.

• Scopus

  Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Areas of focus include science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

• Web of Science

  Contains three ISI Citation Databases (Science Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index), plus Biological Abstracts, Emerging Sources Citation Index, MEDLINE (PubMed), and the SciELO Citation Index, which together index over 8,000 peer-reviewed journals. Provides bibliographic data, author abstracts, and cited references. Useful for searching databases for articles that cite a known author or work. Citation searching also allows a researcher to use a given work as a subject term in order to identify more recent articles about the same topic. Coverage: 1945-.

• Wiley Online Library

  Access to journals published by Wiley-Blackwell. Many topics are included, but Science, Technology, & Business are emphasized. Coverage: varies.

Books & E-Books (13)

• AccessEngineering

  AccessEngineering is a reference and teaching platform that delivers interdisciplinary engineering content integrated with analytical teaching and learning tools.

• ACS Symposium Series eBooks

  ACS eBooks are developed from ACS technical divisions' symposia. The series covers a broad range of topics including agricultural and food chemistry, cellulose and renewable materials, chemical education, organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, materials, and many others.

• Directory of Open Access Books

  A searchable index to peer-reviewed monographs and edited volumes published under an Open Access business model, with links to the full texts of the publications at the publisher’s website or repository. Coverage: 1985-.

• Ebook Central

  Academic e-books covering a broad range of subjects. Books may be read online in any web browser. WFU user login required.

• eBooks on EBSCOhost

  Over 25,000 electronic books on a broad range of subjects. Coverage: varies.

• Electronic Theses and Dissertations at WFU

  The Wake Forest University Electronic Theses and dissertation database consists of PDF versions of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences students' theses and dissertations. Initiated in Spring 2002, the database is currently small but is expected to grow each year. At this time, students have the option of submitting electronic versions; it is not yet a requirement. For a comprehensive listing of WFU theses and dissertations, please consult the online catalog. Coverage: 2002-.

• Ethnic Diversity Source

  Ethnic Diversity Source is a full-text database that covers the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of many ethnic populations in North America.

• IOPscience E-books

  Collection consists of IOP Concise Physics, IOP Expanding Physics, Physics World Discovery, and AAS-IOP Astronomy.

• Open Access Theses and Dissertations

  Index of over 1.6 million freely-available electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) from over 800 colleges, universities, and research institutions. Coverage: 1964-.

• Open Education North Carolina Collection

  Open Education North Carolina Collection is a collection of free textbooks that are part of NC LIVE's Open Education North Carolina (OENC) initiative.

• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global

  ProQuest Dissertations and Theses: Global (PQDTGlobal) is a comprehensive collection of full-text dissertations and theses. PQDTGlobal includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download.  The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works. It also includes PQDT UK & Ireland content. Coverage: 1861-.

• Science of Synthesis E-Books Series

  The Science of Synthesis E-book series is comprised of the Science of Synthesis and the predecessor series, Houben-Weyl Methods of Organic Synthesis.

• ZSR Library Catalog

  Data about the books, journals, films, manuscripts, and other materials owned by the ZSR Library. Coverage: 14th century-.

Multi-Subject Databases (12)

• Academic Search Premier

  Provides abstracts, indexing, and full-text for journals covering the social sciences, humanities, education, and more. Coverage: 1985-.

• Directory of Open Access Books

  A searchable index to peer-reviewed monographs and edited volumes published under an Open Access business model, with links to the full texts of the publications at the publisher’s website or repository. Coverage: 1985-.

• Ebook Central

  Academic e-books covering a broad range of subjects. Books may be read online in any web browser. WFU user login required.

• eBooks on EBSCOhost

  Over 25,000 electronic books on a broad range of subjects. Coverage: varies.

• FDsys (GPO)

  The Federal Digital System of the Government Printing Office. Includes the Federal Register, Congressional Record, Congressional Bills, the Monthly catalog, US Government Manual, the US Code, GAO Reports, public laws and the Congressional Directory. The official site for this information. Coverage: Varies.

• Films on Demand - Master Academic Collection

  17,000+ videos in business & economics, health & medicine, humanities & social sciences, and science & mathematics. Includes Oscar, Emmy and Peabody award winning documentaries, interviews, instructional and vocational training videos, historical speeches and newsreels.

• JSTOR

  A full-text database of archived issues of academic journals. Since JSTOR is a backfiles project, a typical coverage range is the beginning of a journal until three or five years ago. Supported in part by the Dail Endowment Fund. Coverage: Varies.

• Open Access Theses and Dissertations

  Index of over 1.6 million freely-available electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) from over 800 colleges, universities, and research institutions. Coverage: 1964-.

• ProQuest

  Searches across all ProQuest article databases. Contains articles covering the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and business. Databases include Research Library, Ethnic NewsWatch, and ProQuest Religion. Coverage: 1970-.

• ProQuest Research Library

  Contains articles from magazines, newspapers, and journals. Areas included: business, health, education, psychology, science, sports, and literature. Coverage: 1986-.

• Scopus

  Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Areas of focus include science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.

• ZSR Library Catalog

  Data about the books, journals, films, manuscripts, and other materials owned by the ZSR Library. Coverage: 14th century-.

Encyclopedias & Reference (10)

• AccessMedicine

  A comprehensive online medical education resource. Includes reference tools, images, a diagnostic tool, drug information, and patient information. Also includes medical textbooks, cases, videos, and self-assessment for medical students.

• AMA Manual of Style

  Welcome to the online home of the AMA Manual of Style! With a streamlined interface, intuitive search and browse, and personalization features, finding what you need in the Manual is easier than ever.

• Biography Reference Center

  Contains full-text biographies, including the complete full-text run of "Biography Today" and "Biography," plus many narrative biographies not available in other databases. Users can locate biographies of interest through keyword searches or by browsing genre categories (e.g., actors, authors, composers, inventors, musicians, Presidents of the United States, etc.). Coverage: varies.

• Credo Reference

  Credo Reference includes over 650 titles with particular emphasis on subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are over 1,100 short reference videos, nearly 450,000 high-resolution art images, photographs and maps across all subject areas.

• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online

  Encyclopaedia Britannica's online version includes articles ranging from concise explanations to comprehensive expositions and from historical treatments of subjects to current-events coverage. Included are Britannica's Book of the Year, Nations of the World, and changing feature sections. Coverage: 1994-.

• Gale eBooks

  Searchable full text of reference books in many subjects. Books can be searched together or individually. Coverage: varies.

• Journal Citation Reports

  Contains citation information for science and social science journals. Users can determine which journals are the highest impact and which are most frequently used. Coverage: 2002-.

• Oxford Reference Online

  Searchable full text of reference books in many subjects. Books can be searched together or individually. Coverage: varies.

• Science of Synthesis

  The Science of Synthesis Database is structure, reaction, text, and field searchable and contains structured content from the full Science of Synthesis series published to date. The database comprises every volume published in the Science of Synthesis series, including the Houben-Weyl Archive, Science of Synthesis Original Series, Science of Synthesis Knowledge Updates, and Science of Synthesis Reference library (currently 290 volumes.)

• SIRS Discoverer

  Designed specifically for elementary and middle school students, SIRS Discoverer offer articles, nonfiction books, images, activities and websites curated for educational relevance, age appropriateness, and readability.

Articles: Newspapers & Magazines (8)

• Academic Search Premier

  Provides abstracts, indexing, and full-text for journals covering the social sciences, humanities, education, and more. Coverage: 1985-.

• America's News

  America’s News features national, regional and local news content that delivers multiple perspectives from more than 3,650 U.S. news sources including the Winston-Salem Journal. Covers a range of popular topics including business, health, politics, careers, entrepreneurship and much more.

• IEEE Xplore Digital Library

  Journal articles, conference papers, and standards for engineering, computer science, and physics.

• ProQuest

  Searches across all ProQuest article databases. Contains articles covering the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and business. Databases include Research Library, Ethnic NewsWatch, and ProQuest Religion. Coverage: 1970-.

• ProQuest Agricultural & Environmental Science Database

  Full-text articles covering all aspects of environmental science, including ecology, sustainability, pollution, water management, and other areas. Coverage: 1988-.

• ProQuest Research Library

  Contains articles from magazines, newspapers, and journals. Areas included: business, health, education, psychology, science, sports, and literature. Coverage: 1986-.

• ProQuest Science Database

  This database is a definitive resource for students studying both the applied and general sciences. With coverage dating back to 1986, ProQuest Science Journals features over 1030 titles, with more than 760 available in full text. Search over 2.7M records, dating back to the mid 1980s. Coverage: 1986-.

• Wiley Online Library

  Access to journals published by Wiley-Blackwell. Many topics are included, but Science, Technology, & Business are emphasized. Coverage: varies.

Video & Multimedia (6)

• Films on Demand - Master Academic Collection

  17,000+ videos in business & economics, health & medicine, humanities & social sciences, and science & mathematics. Includes Oscar, Emmy and Peabody award winning documentaries, interviews, instructional and vocational training videos, historical speeches and newsreels.

• JoVE Basic Methods in Cellular and Molecular Biology

  JoVE Science Education. This video collection demonstrates how to execute basic techniques commonly used in cellular and molecular biology. To enhance understanding of the methods, each video is paired with additional video resources to show practical applications of the techniques and other complementary skills.

• JoVE Chemistry Science Education

  JoVE Chemistry Science Education includes access to Essentials of General Chemistry, Essentials to Organic Chemistry, and Essentials to Analytical Chemistry.

• JoVE Essentials of Neuroscience

  These videos offer a glimpse of neuroscience at the professional level, through an exploration of five major branches of study: neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, cell and molecular neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, and developmental neuroscience. In addition to presenting the key questions asked by scientists from these subfields, the collection describes some prominent methods used by today’s most brainy researchers, while making exciting discoveries regarding nervous system function.

• JoVE General Laboratory Techniques

  JoVE Science Education. This video collection exhibits how to use standard pieces of laboratory equipment and how to perform basic laboratory functions. Each video is paired with additional resources to show practical applications of the technique and other complementary skills.

• ProQuest Research Companion

  Multimedia-based information literacy solution that enables educators and librarians to guide students through research projects efficiently.

Theses & Dissertations (3)

• Electronic Theses and Dissertations at WFU

  The Wake Forest University Electronic Theses and dissertation database consists of PDF versions of the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences students' theses and dissertations. Initiated in Spring 2002, the database is currently small but is expected to grow each year. At this time, students have the option of submitting electronic versions; it is not yet a requirement. For a comprehensive listing of WFU theses and dissertations, please consult the online catalog. Coverage: 2002-.

• Open Access Theses and Dissertations

  Index of over 1.6 million freely-available electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) from over 800 colleges, universities, and research institutions. Coverage: 1964-.

• ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global

  ProQuest Dissertations and Theses: Global (PQDTGlobal) is a comprehensive collection of full-text dissertations and theses. PQDTGlobal includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download.  The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works. It also includes PQDT UK & Ireland content. Coverage: 1861-.

News & Current Events (3)

• Academic Search Premier

  Provides abstracts, indexing, and full-text for journals covering the social sciences, humanities, education, and more. Coverage: 1985-.

• America's News

  America’s News features national, regional and local news content that delivers multiple perspectives from more than 3,650 U.S. news sources including the Winston-Salem Journal. Covers a range of popular topics including business, health, politics, careers, entrepreneurship and much more.

• ProQuest

  Searches across all ProQuest article databases. Contains articles covering the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and business. Databases include Research Library, Ethnic NewsWatch, and ProQuest Religion. Coverage: 1970-.

Primary Sources (2)

• JSTOR

  A full-text database of archived issues of academic journals. Since JSTOR is a backfiles project, a typical coverage range is the beginning of a journal until three or five years ago. Supported in part by the Dail Endowment Fund. Coverage: Varies.

• Popular Medicine in America, 1800-1900

  Uncover the history of ‘popular’ remedies and treatments in nineteenth century America, through primary source materials from the extensive collections at the Library Company of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Coverage: 1800-1900.

Primary Sources: Historical Newspapers & Periodicals (1)

• American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection

  A collection of American periodicals published between 1684 and 1912. Documents the life of America's people from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Standards (1)

• Engineering Workbench

  Engineering Workbench includes a curated collection of technical knowledge from the world’s leading publishers, standards developing organizations and trusted information providers. Use the tool to find technical standards and the Research Assistant within Engineering Workbench to brainstorm and solve technical problems.

Literary Criticism & Reference (1)

• American Antiquarian Society (AAS) Historical Periodicals Collection

  A collection of American periodicals published between 1684 and 1912. Documents the life of America's people from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Primary Sources: Documents & Manuscripts (1)

• FDsys (GPO)

  The Federal Digital System of the Government Printing Office. Includes the Federal Register, Congressional Record, Congressional Bills, the Monthly catalog, US Government Manual, the US Code, GAO Reports, public laws and the Congressional Directory. The official site for this information. Coverage: Varies.

Biographies (1)

• Biography Reference Center

  Contains full-text biographies, including the complete full-text run of "Biography Today" and "Biography," plus many narrative biographies not available in other databases. Users can locate biographies of interest through keyword searches or by browsing genre categories (e.g., actors, authors, composers, inventors, musicians, Presidents of the United States, etc.). Coverage: varies.

Curriculum Resources (K-12) (1)

• SIRS Discoverer

  Designed specifically for elementary and middle school students, SIRS Discoverer offer articles, nonfiction books, images, activities and websites curated for educational relevance, age appropriateness, and readability.