Databases by Subject

Databases Listed by Subject

For a full description of the databases see the page titled databases A-Z.

For access to databases, come to the Knowledge Resource Library for the passwords.

Access to these databases are for Platt College, do not give passwords to anybody other than Platt College.

Nursing

• CINAHL http://search.ebscohost.com
• Proquest Nursing and Allied Health Source http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml (Joanna Briggs Institute evidence summaries, best practices information sheets and systematic reviews accessible through this Proquest database)
• Proquest Health and Medical Complete http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml
• Nursing Reference Center http://search.ebscohost.com  **** trial until Feb 28, 2010****
• Proquest Psychologyhttp://www.lirn.net/services.shtml
• Academic OneFile http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml
• Academic Search Elite http://search.ebscohost.com
• Micromedex http://www.thomsonhc.com/micromedex2/librarian
• PubMed http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?mynbcbishare=coulgzlib
• Trip http://www.tripdatabase.com/

Images

• Photospin http://www.photospin.com  Also has fonts, illustration, audio and video.  Accessible by userid and password.  See instructor for details.

Business

• Business Source Elite http://search.ebscohost.com
• Business and Company Resource Center http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml
• Computer Database http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml
• General Business File ASAP http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

• Literature Resource Center http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml

Drugs

• Micromedex http://www.thomsonhc.com/micromedex2/librarian

General & Interdisciplinary

• Academic OneFile http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml
• Academic Search Elite  http://search.ebscohost.com
• Expanded Academic ASAP http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml
• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml

Humanities

• Academic One File http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml
• Expanded Academic ASAP http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml
• Literature Resource Center http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml

Literature

• Literature Resource Center http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml

Psychology

• Proquest Psychology http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml
• Academic Search Elite http://search.ebscohost.com

Science & Technology

• Academic Search Elite http://search.ebscohost.com
• GreenFILE http://search.ebscohost.com
• Academic OneFile http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml
• Computer Database http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml
• Expanded Academic ASAP http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml

Social Sciences

• Academic Search Elite http://search.ebscohost.com

Book Reviews

• Bowker’s Books in Print http://www.lirn.net/services.shtml