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Choose the best databases for your topic to locate citations & full-text articles.
* indicates the priority database for the subject area.
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catalog by Periodical title to locate volumes/dates needed.

Off-campus users: Use the Off campus links & enter your LCUNET username/password. 
(Contact 806-720-7100 or ChapDesk@lcu.edu
for connection difficulties.)

Click here for mobile access to most LCU databases - enter your LCUnet username & password at the prompt. [Good for dial-up users too!]

Databases for Any Subject
Academic Search: articles for all areas of study with 6000+ full text titles. OFF Campus link 
Master File Premier: variety of subjects with full text articles, documents & maps. Off Campus link
Global Road Warrior: comprehensive data on countries: business, society, culture, travel, communication, religion and maps  Off Campus link
AtoZ Maps Online: downloadable physical, thematic, historic, thematic maps Off campus link

Art & Music Databases
Humanities International: over 1200 full text scholarly, creative titles. Off campus link
Use "study and teaching" or Education databases for methods articles.

Behavioral Sciences, Social work, Criminal Justice Databases
Psychology & Behavioral Science: articles from 500+ peer reviewed journals. Off campus link
*SocIndex with Full Text: sociological research from 400+ full text journals. Off campus link

Business Databases
Business Source: magazines, journals, reports & SWOT analyses - 4000+ full text. Off campus link 
Computer Source: index of current trends in technology.  Off campus link 
Information Science & Technology Abstracts (ISTA): indexes journals, books, reports. Off campus link
Internet & PC Abstracts: index of magazines & journals.  Off campus link 
Regional Business News: newswires & index for regional publications with some full text.  Off campus
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Value Line Investment Survey Reports   Off campus link 

Communication Databases
Communication & Mass Media: over 400 full text communication journals. Off campus link
Note: Search Business Source database for your topic as well.

Education Databases
Professional Development: articles for educators from 500+ full text journals. Off campus link
ERIC: index of articles, reports & some full text digests--   Off campus link 
         TTU Library Microforms has documents (ED) in fiche.

Exercise and Sport Sciences
* CINAHL: scholarly articles for nursing & allied health from 700+ full text journals. Off campus link
Academic Search: articles for all areas of study with 6000+ full text journals. Off campus link
Health Reference Center Academic: magazines, journals & pamphlets. Off campus link
For physical education teaching methods, use:
Professional Development: articles for educators from 500+ full text journals. Off campus link

History and Political Science Databases
World History Collection: global history content from 150+ full text journals. Off campus link
Bibliography of Native North Americans:citations for books, journals & documents. Off campus  
Handbook of Texas: encyclopedia for Texas people & events. {same link on or off campus}
Heritage Quest: genealogy resource-census data, family records & local histories. Off campus link
Legal Collection: full text articles from 250+ scholarly law journals. Off campus link
Military & Government Collection: military periodicals and pamphlets with 400+ full text. Off campus
Salem History: full text of reference books   Off campus link
Texas Digital Sanborn Maps: community maps, 1867-1970. Off campus link
Texas Reference Center: journals & books about Texas with 80+ full text. Off campus link

Leadership & Management 
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Business Source: magazines, journals, reports & SWOT analyses - 4000+ full text. Off campus link   
* Communication & Mass Media: over 400 full text communication journals. Off campus link   
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Humanities International: over 1200 full text literary journals & monographs. Off campus link 
* Psychology & Behavioral Science: articles from 500+ peer reviewed journals. Off campus link  
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Religion & Philosophy: theology & philosophical articles from 300+ full text journals. Off campus 
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ATLA Religion & ATLAS: religious & theological index with 400+ full text journals. Off campus link   
Ebooks to download & read. (See Electronic Books Guide for details.)  Off campus link

Literature & Literary Criticism Databases

* Humanities International: over 1200 full text literary journals & monographs. Off campus link
Literature Resource Center: biographies, analyses & essays with many full text. Off campus 
Salem Literature: full text books on literary criticism. (print copy also in the library) Off campus
20th Century Poetry: collection of English and American poems.  Off campus link

Medicine and Consumer Health Databases 
* CINAHL: scholarly nursing & allied health articles from 700+ journals  Off Campus link
Health Reference Center Academic: magazines, journals & pamphlets.  Off campus link
Health Source - Nursing/Academic: articles from 500+ nursing and allied health journals. Off campus 
Health Source - Consumer: health, nutrition, & drug info from 150+ books & magazines. Off campus
Alt Health watch: complementary & alternative medicine with 150+ full text journals. Off campus link
Consumer Health: full text health information for patients.  Off campus link
Medline: abstracts of articles from medical journals and reports. Off campus link
Natural & Alternative Treatments: articles on evidence-based therapies & treatment. Off campus


Religion Databases

ATLA Religion & ATLAS: religious & theological index with 400+ full text journals. Off campus link
* Humanities International: over 1200 full text scholarly journals & monographs. Off campus link
Religion & Philosophy: theology & philosophical articles from 300+ full text journals. Off campus
Biblical Archaeology Archive: Biblical Archaeology Review, Bible Review full text & images. Off campus
Oxford Scholarship Online - Religion: full text scholarly books (for graduate students) Off campus  

Science & Technology Databases
Science Select: over 300 full text science journals from Applied Science & Technology Index, Biological & Agricultural Index and General Science IndexOff campus link  
Science & Technology: articles from 800+ full text science & technology journals. Off campus link
Agricola: abstracts materials relating to all aspects of agriculture.  Off campus link
Green File: indexes human impact to the environment.  {same link on or off campus

General Information & News
InfoTrac Newspapers: 100+ full text US papers including NY Times and Times (London). Off campus
Newspaper Source: U.S. and international newspapers with full text & TV news transcripts. Off campus
Vocational & Career: 350+ full text trade & industry periodicals. Off campus link

Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia: entries on a variety of subjects. Off campus link

K-12 Databases
Encyclopedia of Animals: full text entries about animals. Off campus link
MAS ultra: full text from 700+ books, magazines & maps on current events topics.  Off campus
Middle Search Plus: full text from 140+ magazines, biographies & photos. Off campus link
Primary Search: full text from 70+ magazines for elementary students. Off campus link
Searchasaurus--Primary and Middle: biographies, magazines, maps & photos full text. Off campus

Spanish Language Databases
Economia & Negocios: index for business and economics.  Off campus link
Fuente Academica: Latin American & Spanish journals with 200+ full text.  Off campus link
MedicLatina: medical research journals with 100+ full text.  Off campus link

Journal locators
Serials Directory:
bibliographic information on U.S. and international titles.  Off campus link
TD Net: searchable list of journal titles in TexShare with link to full text if available. Off campus 

Electronic books 
Ebooks to download & read. (See Electronic Books Guide for details.)  Off campus link
World Catalog: books in libraries worldwide. Check LCU library catalog for books at LCU.

Database contents may change without notice due to contractual agreements between publishers and vendor. Publishers may deny text availability of recent months or years.

See Help screens in the databases for information or tutorial such as:
Oxford Scholarship-Religion: http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/oso/public/tour/tour_start.html