Filtering the A to Z List of Databases - First Year Seminar - Topical Guides

Making Use of the Filters on the Databases A to Z List

Most of our databases are designed to be very broad.

an academic discipline
multi-disciplinary
a publisher's platform

However, some are highly specific:

Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Indexing and abstracting of the world's literature on the science, technology, management, and conservation of marine, brackish water, and freshwater resources and environments, including their socio-economic and legal aspects.
Biodiversity Heritage Library This link opens in a new window
is a consortium of natural history and botanical libraries, including the Smithsonian Institute, that cooperate to digitize the legacy literature of biodiversity held in their collections and to make that literature available for open access and responsible use as a part of a global “biodiversity commons.”
Subject Coverage:
zoology, botany, evolutionary biology, taxonomy, ecology, natural history, scientific illustration, biological science historiography

Dates of Coverage:
The bulk of material in the BHL is in the public domain in the United States, meaning that the publication date is prior to 1923. Materials published after 1922 are available in the BHL for one or more of the following reasons: 1) explicit permission to provide the content online from the copyright holder; 2) U.S. Federal government publications are in the public domain; 3) Works for which the copyright was not renewed; 4) Works made available via open access repositories

Update Frequency:
unknown
Size:
over 120,000 titles and over 200,000 volumes
European Views of the Americas This link opens in a new window
Provides a comprehensive guide to printed records about the Americas written in Europe before 1750.
Subject Coverage:
botany, the Catholic Church, commerce, economics, fisheries, geography, Indians, Jesuits, law, mineral resources, navigation, pirates, shipping, slave-trade, tobacco
Dates of Coverage:
1493-1750
Update Frequency:
unknown
Size:
more than 32,000 records
Global Cancer Observatory This link opens in a new window
Offers an interactive web-based platform presenting global cancer statistics to inform cancer control and cancer research. The platform focuses on the visualization of cancer indicators to illustrate the changing scale, epidemiological profile, and impact of the disease worldwide.
Gun Regulation and Legislation in America This link opens in a new window
Brings together periodicals, key compiled federal legislative histories, relevant congressional hearings, CRS Reports, Supreme Court briefs, and more. Links to nearly 500 scholarly articles, an extensive bibliography, and a balanced selection of external resources to further research this subject are also provided. Research the National Firearms Act, the Miller and Heller decisions, and other key aspects of this subject.
PTSDpubs This link opens in a new window
attempts to include citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) without disciplinary, linguistic, or geographical limitations, and to offer both current and retrospective coverage.
Subject Coverage:
traumatic stress and mental health sequelae, assessment, prevention, treatment, mental health services, professional ethics, public policy, and traumatized populations
Dates of Coverage:
1871 to present
Update Frequency:
monthly
Size:
more than 42,000 records
Note:
PTSDpubs is produced at the headquarters of the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in White River Junction, Vermont and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law This link opens in a new window
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Includes every statute passed by every colony and state on slavery, every federal statute dealing with slavery, and all reported state and federal cases on slavery.
Subject Coverage:
culture, history, and law

Dates of Coverage:
colonial era to the early years of the 20th Century

Update Frequency:
irregular

Size:
more than 1,100 titles and nearly 850,000 pages
World Shakespeare Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Provides annotated entries for all important scholarly and popular materials related to Shakespeare. The scope is international.
Subject Coverage:
materials relating to Shakespeare
Dates of Coverage:
1960 to present
Update Frequency:
unavailable
Size:
more than 127,500 records
Note:
Types of items indexed include: books, articles, book reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions, reviews of productions, audiovisual materials, and electronic media

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