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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers 1600-1800	British History, History, Humanities, Newspapers	Newspapers	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
19th Century British Library Newspapers 1800-1900	British History, History, Humanities, Newspapers	Newspapers	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
ACM Digital Library (1954-Present)	Computer Science	Conference Proceedings Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Agricola (1989 - Present)	Biology, Rural Studies	Journal Articles	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
Alberta Heritage Digitization Project (1885-2001)	Newspapers	Newspapers	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
America: History and Life (1964 - Present)	American History, Anthropology, Archaeology, Canadian History, History, Native Studies, Politics	Books Dissertations Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Tutorial Available
Annotated Bibliography of Canadian Demography	Canadian Demography, Geography	Books Journal Articles Working Papers	Available Anywhere
Archive Grid	Interdisciplinary	Images	Available On and Off Campus
Archives Canada	Interdisciplinary	Images	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
Aria Database	Music	Arias	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
ArticleFirst (1990 - Present)	Interdisciplinary	Journal Tables of Content	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
arXiv.org	Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics	Journal Articles	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
Astrophysics Data System (1975 - Present)	Astronomy, Astrophysics, Geophysics, Physics, Scientific Instrumentation	Journal Articles	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
ATLA Religion Index	Church History, Religion, Religious Studies	Book Reviews Essays Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes Tutorial Available

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
Bibliography of British & Irish History Online	British History, History, Irish History	Books Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus
Bibliography of Native North Americans	Archaeology, FNAC, Native Studies	Books Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
BioOne (both BioOne 1 and BioOne 2)	Biology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology	Reference, Social Sciences, Sociology	Encyclopedia Entries	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
BrowZine on the Web	Ades, Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Drama, Economics, Education, Fine Art, FNAC, Gender and Women's Studies, Geography, Geology, Health Science, History, Humanities, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Reference, Religion, Rural Studies, Science, Social Sciences, Sociology	Journal Tables of Content	Available On and Off Campus

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
Cambridge Journals Online	Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology, Economics, Geography, Health Science, History, Humanities, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Rural Studies, Science, Social Sciences, Sociology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
CAMIO	Fine Art	Art Images	Available On and Off Campus
Canadian Electronic Library Publishers Collection	Anthropology, Archaeology, Business, Economics, Fine Art, Gender and Women's Studies, Geography, History, Humanities, Literature, Music, Native Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Rural Studies, Science, Social Sciences, Sociology	Electronic Books	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Canadian Major Dailies (formerly Canadian Newsstand)	Newspapers	Newspapers	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Canadian Music Periodical Index	Music	Journal Articles	Available Anywhere
Chicago Manual of Style	Citations, Reference, Style Manual	Citations Style Manuals	Available On and Off Campus
Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)	Children's Literature, Education, Literature	Children's Literature	Available On and Off Campus
China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980 1793-19980	History, Humanities, Political Science	primary source materials	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
CICA Standards + Guidance Collection	Business	accounting standards	Available On Campus Only Full Text: Yes
CINAHL: Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature 1982-	FNAC, Health Science	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Tutorial Available Tutorial Available
Classical Scores Library	Music	scores	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Credo Reference	Reference	dictionaries encyclopedias reference books	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
Defining Gender 1450 – 1910	Gender and Women's Studies, History, Political Science, Sociology	Books Diaries documents Images Letters Maps Pamphlets	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Digital Collection of Manitoba Government Publications	Ades, Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Fine Art, FNAC, Gender and Women's Studies, Geography, Geology, Government Documents, Humanities, Literature, Music, Native Studies, Newspapers, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Reference, Religion, Rural Studies, Social Sciences, Sociology	Government Documents	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
Directory of Music Faculties in Colleges and Universities, U.S. and Canada	Music	music faculties	Available On and Off Campus
Directory of Open Access Journals	Health Science, Humanities, Music, Science, Social Sciences	Journal Articles	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology Online	Music	Dissertations	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
Early Canadiana Online	Canadian History, Gender and Women's Studies, Native Studies	primary source materials	Available Anywhere
EBSCOhost: Academic Search Full-Text Premier	Ades, Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Drama, Economics, Education, Fine Art, FNAC, Gender and Women's Studies, Geography, Geology, Health Science, History, Humanities, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Native Studies, Newspapers, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Reference, Religion, Rural Studies, Science, Social Sciences, Sociology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes Tutorial Available Tutorial Available
EBSCOhost: Business Source Premier	Business	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes Tutorial Available Tutorial Available
EBSCOhost: Canadian Reference Centre	Humanities, Native Studies, Newspapers, Political Science, Social Sciences	Journal Articles Newspapers	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
EBSCOhost: eBook Education Collection	Education	Electronic Books	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
EBSCOhost: Electronic Book Collection	Ades, Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Drama, Economics, Education, Fine Art, FNAC, Gender and Women's Studies, Geography, Geology, Health Science, History, Humanities, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Native Studies, Newspapers, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Reference, Religion, Rural Studies, Science, Social Sciences, Sociology	Electronic Books	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
EBSCOhost: Health Source Consumer Edition	Health Science	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
EBSCOhost: Health Source Nursing/Academic Edition	FNAC, Health Science	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
EBSCOhost: Newspaper Source Plus	Newspapers	Newspapers	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Education Videos from McIntyre Media	Education	videos	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Eighteenth Century Journals	British History, History, Humanities, Newspapers	Newspapers	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Electronic Collections Online	Education, Health Science, Humanities, Science, Social Sciences	Journal Tables of Content	Available On and Off Campus
Empire Online	History, Humanities, Political Science, Sociology	primary source materials	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
English Historical Documents	British History, History, Humanities, Reference	primary source materials	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
ERIC (Open Version) 1962-	Education	ERIC Documents Journal Articles	Available Anywhere
ERIC (through EBSCOhost)	Education	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Tutorial Available Tutorial Available Tutorial Available

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
Films on Demand – Health & Medicine	Health Science, Psychology	videos	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
First Nations Periodical Index	Anthropology, Archaeology, FNAC, Native Studies	Journal Articles	Available Anywhere
Frontier Life: Borderlands, Settlement & Colonial Encounters 1650-1920	Canadian History, History, Humanities, Interdisciplinary, Native Studies, Social Sciences	primary source materials	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
Gale Literary Sources (formerly Artemis Literary Sources)	Drama, Literature, Native Studies	Author Biographies Literary Criticism	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Gale News Vault: British Newspapers from 1600-1900 1600-1900	British History, Gender and Women's Studies, History, Newspapers	Newspapers	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Gale Virtual Reference Library	Gender and Women's Studies, History, Reference	reference books	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
GeoBase (on Engineering Village)	Geography, Geology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus
Globe and Mail (1844 – 2009)/Canada's Heritage 1844-2009	History, Newspapers	Newspapers	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Google Scholar	Education, Health Science, Humanities, Music, Science, Social Sciences	Journal Articles	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
GreenFILE	Biology, Geography, Geology, Science, Social Sciences	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Grove Music Online	Music, Reference	Encyclopedia Entries	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
Health Studies Videos (Gerontology) from McIntyre Media	Health Science	videos	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Health Studies Videos (Health & Wellness) from McIntyre Media	Health Science	videos	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Health Studies Videos (Mental Health) from McIntyre Media	Health Science	videos	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Heinonline (trial until August 2018)	Government Documents, Law, Political Science, Reference	Case Law Government Documents Legal Documents reference books	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
HighWire Press (Open Access Journals)	Biology, Business, Chemistry, Health Science, Humanities, Literature, Political Science, Psychology, Science, Social Sciences	Journal Articles	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
Historical Abstracts 1964-	Anthropology, Archaeology, History	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
Independent Voices 1960-1980	Alternative Presses, Humanities, Native Studies, Newspapers	Alternative Presses Magazines Newspapers	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Informit Indigenous Collection	Native Studies, Sociology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Institute of Physics Journals	Physics	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Intelex Past Masters	Drama, Economics, Gender and Women's Studies, History, Humanities, Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, Reference, Religion, Social Sciences	Electronic Books	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)	Music	scores	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
IPA Source	Music	scores	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
IPortal	Native Studies	Government Documents Journal Articles	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
Iter Bibliography	Drama, History, Literature	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
JoVE – Journal – Behavior	Psychology, Science	videos	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
JoVE – Science Education – Psychology	Psychology, Science	videos	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
JSTOR	Ades, Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology, Business, Drama, Economics, Education, Fine Art, FNAC, Gender and Women's Studies, Geography, Health Science, History, Humanities, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Native Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Rural Studies, Science, Social Sciences, Sociology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
LearnTechLib (AACE Digital Library)	Computer Science, Education	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
LexisNexis Academic	Ades, Business, Economics, Gender and Women's Studies, Humanities, Native Studies, Newspapers, Political Science, Reference, Rural Studies, Social Sciences, Sociology	Journal Articles Newspapers	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
LGBT Life with Full Text	Gender and Women's Studies, History, Literature, Political Science	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
LISTA – Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts	Library Science, Reference	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus
Literature Resource Center (including Contemporary Authors)	Drama, Literature, Native Studies, Reference	Author Biographies	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
London Low Life	British History, Gender and Women's Studies, History, Humanities	primary source materials	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Lynda.com (General Log In)	Reference	videos	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Lynda.com (Writing Skills)	Reference	videos	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
Making of America: Cornell	Education, History, Humanities, Literature, Newspapers, Reference, Social Sciences	Newspapers primary source materials	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
Making of America: University of Michigan	History, Humanities, Literature, Newspapers, Reference, Social Sciences	Newspapers primary source materials	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
Manitobia	Newspapers	Newspapers	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
Mass Observation Online	British History, History, Humanities, Sociology	primary source materials	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
MathSciNet	Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, Physics	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus
Medieval Family Life	Gender and Women's Studies, History, Humanities	primary source materials	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Medieval Travel Writing	Gender and Women's Studies, History, Humanities	primary source materials	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Mental Measurements Yearbook including Tests in Print	Education, Psychology	Descriptions of Tests	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
MLA Bibliography: Modern Language Association	Drama, Gender and Women's Studies, Humanities, Literature, Native Studies, Philosophy	Books Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus
Music Database (formerly The International Index to Music Periodicals Full-Text) 1884-	Music	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
National Film Board (Campus) 1945-	films, Native Studies	films	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
Naxos Music Library	Music	Streamed Music	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Naxos Music Library Jazz	Music	Streamed Music	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Naxos Sheet Music	Music	scores	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
New York Times 1987-Present and 1851-1922 (in public domain)	Newspapers	Newspapers	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes Tutorial Available
Newspaper Archive	History, Native Studies, Newspapers, Rural Studies	Newspapers	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Northwest Resistance Database	Canadian History, History, Humanities, Native Studies	primary source materials	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
OAIster	Humanities	primary source materials	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
OCLC Union List of Periodicals	Reference	Periodicals	Available On and Off Campus
Our World (Available in Manitoba Only)	Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Education, Fine Art, Gender and Women's Studies, Geography, History, Humanities, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Reference, Religion, Social Sciences	Literary Criticism Newspapers primary source materials	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography	British History, History, Reference	Biographies	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Oxford English Dictionary	Humanities, Literature, Reference	dictionaries	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Oxford Journals Online	Anthropology, Archaeology, Business, Economics, Education, Gender and Women's Studies, Geography, Health Science, History, Humanities, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Rural Studies, Science, Social Sciences, Sociology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
Peel's Prairie Provinces	Canadian History, History, Humanities	primary source materials	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
Periodical Archive Online	Anthropology, Archaeology, Business, Drama, Economics, Education, Fine Art, Gender and Women's Studies, Geography, Geology, History, Humanities, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Rural Studies, Science, Social Sciences, Sociology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Philosopher's Index	Philosophy	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus
Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA)	Mathematics, Physics	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Play With a Pro	Music	videos	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes Tutorial Available
Project Muse	Anthropology, Archaeology, Drama, Education, Fine Art, FNAC, Gender and Women's Studies, Geography, History, Humanities, Literature, Music, Native Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Rural Studies, Social Sciences, Sociology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global	Ades, Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Drama, Economics, Education, Fine Art, FNAC, Gender and Women's Studies, Geography, Geology, Health Science, History, Humanities, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Native Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Reference, Religion, Rural Studies, Science, Social Sciences, Sociology	Dissertations	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
ProQuest Ebook Central (formerly MyIlibrary) – electronic books	Ades, Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Drama, Economics, Education, Fine Art, FNAC, Gender and Women's Studies, Geography, Geology, Health Science, History, Humanities, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Native Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Rural Studies, Science, Social Sciences, Sociology	Electronic Books	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
PsycARTICLES 1894-	Ades, Education, Psychology, Science	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Psychotherapy.net Streaming Videos	Health Science	videos	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
PsycINFO	Ades, Education, Psychology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus
PubMed (includes Medline)	Ades, Biology, Chemistry, Health Science, Science	Journal Articles	Available Anywhere

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature	Music	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples 1991-	Native Studies	documents Government Documents	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
Royal Society of Chemistry Journals	Chemistry	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes

S

Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
Sage Journals Online	Ades, Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology, Business, Economics, Education, FNAC, Gender and Women's Studies, Geography, Health Science, History, Humanities, Literature, Native Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Rural Studies, Science, Social Sciences, Sociology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Saskatchewan News Index	Newspapers	Newspapers	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
Science Direct	Ades, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Geography, Geology, Health Science, Humanities, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Rural Studies, Science, Social Sciences, Sociology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
SciFinder Scholar Web	Chemistry	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Tutorial Available
SEDAR	Business	corporate information	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice 1490-2007 1490-2007	History, Humanities, Social Sciences	primary source materials	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
SocIndex	Ades, Gender and Women's Studies, Sociology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus
SpringerLink 1998-	Ades, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Geography, Geology, Health Science, Humanities, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Rural Studies, Science, Social Sciences, Sociology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes

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Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
Taylor and Francis Online (including Informa Healthcare Journals)	Anthropology, Business, Economics, Education, Gender and Women's Studies, Geography, Health Science, History, Humanities, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Rural Studies, Social Sciences, Sociology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Teacher Reference	Education	Journal Articles	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes
Theatre in Video	Drama, Literature	videos	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Theses Canada Portal	Education, Health Science, Humanities, Music, Native Studies, Reference, Science, Social Sciences	Dissertations	Available Anywhere Full Text: Yes

U

Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
Ulrichsweb	Journals	Journals	Available On and Off Campus

W

Database	Subjects	Indexed Items
Web of Science	Ades, Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Drama, Economics, Education, Fine Art, FNAC, Gender and Women's Studies, Geography, Geology, Health Science, History, Humanities, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Native Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Rural Studies, Science, Social Sciences, Sociology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus
Wiley Online Library	Ades, Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Gender and Women's Studies, Geography, Geology, Health Science, History, Humanities, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Rural Studies, Science, Social Sciences, Sociology	Journal Articles	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
Women, War & Society 1914-1918 Digital Archive	Gender and Women's Studies, History, Humanities, Social Sciences	primary source materials	Available On and Off Campus Full Text: Yes
WorldCat (through FirstSearch)	Education, Health Science, Humanities, Music, Reference, Science, Social Sciences	Books	Available On and Off Campus
WorldCat Local	Education, Health Science, Humanities, Music, Reference, Science, Social Sciences	Books	Available Anywhere