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eLibrary: Databases

List of general reference resources for online students

Overview

This guide provides links to online databases available to students, faculty, and staff. Just be sure to sign in with your (7-Digit ) Lawson State Student ID Number and your (6-Digit, ex., 010179) Date of Birth so that you may be recognized as a currently enrolled student. 

****If you experience any problems with Off-Campus Access to the databases, please complete the Off-Campus Help Form so that a librarian may resolve any issues you may be experiencing.****

Databases Vendors

Alabama Mosaic

Alabama Mosaic database contains the digital materials on Alabama's history, culture, places, and people. Its purpose is to make unique historical treasures from Alabama's archives, libraries, museums, and other repositories electronically accessible to Alabama residents.

Britannica

Britannica includes new content such as World Data Analyst, Gateway to the Classics, and a collection of Notable Quotations as well as new functionality including advanced search capabilities and the Britannica Workspace.

Credo Reference

Credo Reference database features full text content, including images, from over 500 reference books covering a broad range of subjects. Narrow the results by subject, entry type, media, person, and publication date. Search any topic or subject in Credo Reference

EBSCOhost

EBSCO databases include: Academic Search Premier, AHFS Consumer Medication Information, Alt HealthWatch, eBook Collection: Nonfiction, Business Source Premier, Career Library, Nursing Reference Center, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, EBSCO Animals, ERIC, Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia, Green File, Health Source: 

Gale Cengage

Gale Databases include: General One FileBusiness Collection,Business Insights: EssentialsArtemis Literary ResourcesLiterature Criticism OnlineGale Virtual Reference LibraryGeneral Reference Center GoldInforme Academico (Spanish),

Oxford Press

Oxford Press databases containing dictionaries, language references, and subject reference works plus titles from the Oxford Companions Series and the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. 

PubMed

PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 11 million citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.

ProQuest â€‹News

ProQuest News database containing full-text of national and international newspapers including the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. This database also includes Ethnic Newswatch Complete

Rittenhouse

Rittenhouse database contains thousands of health science eBooks from the leading publishers. With one of the most extensive selections of Doody’s Core Titles, the R2 Digital Library has the content essential to the modern health science library.

WorldCat

WorldCat.org lets you search the collections of libraries in your local area, throughout the state and thousands more from around the world. Database contains a listing of library collections from around the world. 

 

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