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Academic OneFile
Scholarly journal articles and popular magazines covering all topics. A great database for beginning searches. 1980s-present (dates may vary).
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- OneFile
- Gale Academic OneFile
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Covers
- Periodicals -- General interest magazines; scholarly academic journals; business publications; technology periodicals; plus specialty titles in law, health care and computers
- Newswires -- 89 wire services covering agriculture, general news, broadcast news, government, business press releases, industry topics, sports and current events from all over the world
- Newspapers -- Indexes The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Christian Science Monitor
This database was formerly a part of Infotrac Onefile.
Access restricted to University of Connecticut.
Academic Search Premier
Scholarly journal articles and popular magazines covering all topics. A great database for beginning searches. 1980s-present (dates may vary).
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Topics include news and current events, politics, literature, communication science, business, medicine, psychology, the arts, and many more.
- Summaries of articles in over 8,000 journals, magazines, and newspapers
- Full-text of articles in over 4,000 journals
- Summaries of scholarly articles in over 6,000 journals
- Full-text of scholarly articles in over 3,000 journals
While subject-specific databases may offer more depth, this one may be more up-to-date.
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CenStats: U.S. Census Bureau
Several databases of demographic and economic information, including Building Permits Data; International Trade Data; Census Tract Street Locator; Detailed Occupation by Race, Hispanic Origin and Sex; and USA Counties Data. From the US Census Bureau. See description for coverage.
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Business and demographic databases from the U.S. Bureau of the Census. CenStats databases include:
- Annual Survey of Manufactures - Manufacturing data for 3-digit Standard Industrial Classifications by State for multiple years
- International Trade Data - Exports and imports by Standard International Trade Classification (SITC)
- USA Counties - Demographic and economic data for States and counties
- Building Permits - Building permit statistics on new construction for individual municipalities
- County Business Patterns - Employment and earnings by 4-digit SIC by state and county (1993-1997) and ZIP code (1994-1997) and by North American Industry Classification System (beginning 1998) by state and county, metropolitan statistical area and ZIP code
Connecticut Bibliography

Citations to books and journal articles covering Connecticut history and identity. 18th century to early 1980s..
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Offers access to material relevant to the study of the sciences and social sciences as well as to research in history, women's studies, Native American studies, African-American studies, fine arts, literature, religious history, local history, urban studies, and geography.
EconLit through EbscoHOST
Indexes the international literature on economics. Topics include economic development, forecasting, and history; fiscal and monetary theory; business and public finance; international, health care, regional and urban economics, and more. 1969-current.
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Produced by the American Economic Association, EconLit is the fundamental research tool in economics. The database covers the international literature on economics since 1969 and provides bibliographic citations, with selected abstracts, of journal articles, books, dissertations and working papers, as well as articles in collective works, such as conference proceedings, collected essay volumes and full text book reviews. Topics include economic development, forecasting, and history; fiscal and monetary theory; business and public finance; international, health care, regional and urban economics, and more. Subjects:
- Business
- Economics
- Finance
- Industry
- Statistics
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ERIC (via EBSCOhost)

Indexes scholarly journals and magazines in all areas of education, from early intervention (birth to age three), preschool, K-12 (public and private), and higher education. Includes bilingual, special, gifted, and computer education. 1966-present.
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Some full-text available via UConn Links. Access via EBSCO interface. Search together with PsycINFO or Academic Search Premier. Also includes child development, classroom techniques, computer education, counseling and testing, administration, arts and music education, and library science. Summarizes unpublished documents such as curriculum guides, dissertations, opinion papers, conference proceedings, program descriptions, standards, and tests.
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HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index)
Summarizes articles about Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States. International scope. 1970-current.
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Subjects include:
- anthropology
- archaeology
- art
- banking and finance
- business and industry
- commerce and trade
- drama
- drug trade
- economic development and policy issues
- economic integration
- environmental issues
- ethnography
- film
- folklore
- foreign relations
- gender studies
- geography
- history
- indigenous affairs
- literature
- politics and government
- public administration
- religion
- social movements
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Hoover's Company Capsules & Profiles

Brief information on 15,000 public and private companies. Information includes summary financials, top competitors, top officers, and more. Current.
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Find brief information on 15,000 companies covered by Hoovers. Company Capsules and Profiles deliver information on a company's location, summary financials, top competitors, top officers, and more. Use the title or company field to search company names.
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Issues & Controversies
Summarizes current issues and controversies in political, economic, social and scientific topics. 1995-current.
Also Known As
- Facts on File
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Includes chronologies, editorial cartoons, illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies and contact information.
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JSTOR
Essential scholarly journals in many academic fields, especially arts, literature, humanities, and biology. Some back to early 1900s; most recent 2-5 years not available.
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Subjects include:
- African American Studies
- African Studies
- American Indian Studies
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Architecture & Architectural History
- Art & Art History
- Asian Studies
- Botany
- Business
- Classical Studies
- Ecology
- Economics
- Education
- Feminist & Women's Studies
- Film Studies
- Finance
- Folklore
- General Science
- Geography
- History
- History of Science & Technology
- Language & Literature
- Latin American Studies
- Law
- Mathematics
- Middle East Studies
- Music
- Performing Arts
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Population Studies
- Psychology
- Public Policy & Administration
- Religion
- Slavic Studies
- Sociology
- Statistics
UConn subscribes to all available JSTOR Collections.

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LexisNexis News
National and international newspapers, news transcripts from TV and radio, and company financial reports. 1980s-current.
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Includes national and international newspapers, popular and general-interest magazines, economics and trade journals, company financial reports, and the 'Public Opinion Online' database, produced by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. See also LexisNexis Legal and LexisNexis Business Publication groups within LexisNexis News include:
- Today's news
- U.S. and International news
- News transcripts from television and radio
- Arts & sports information
- Campus newspapers
- Business news
- Company financial information
- SEC filings
- Industry & market news and reports
- Patents
- Biographical information from Marquis Who's Who
- Country profiles
- Polls & surveys
- Quotations
- World Almanac
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PAIS International
Summaries articles in political, economic, and social issues. Covers the public and social policy literature of business, economics, finance, law, international relations, public administration, government, and political science. 1915-current.
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Emphasizes issues that are or might become the subjects of legislation. Dating from 1937 to the present, PAIS International and PAIS Archive contains abstracts of journal articles, books, statistical yearbooks, directories, conference proceedings, research reports and government documents from all over the world. The materials indexed are published in 60 countries in six languages -- English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. All subject headings and abstracts are written in English. Subjects:
- Current Events
- Economics
- Foreign Affairs
- Government Regulations
- Political Science
- Politics
- Public Administration
- Public Affairs
- Social Issues
- Social Sciences
PAIS International and PAIS Archive may be searched separately.

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POPLINE

Summarzies scholarly articles in population, family planning, and related health issues. 1970-present.
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POPLINE brings together over 280,000 records representing published and unpublished literature in the field of population, family planning, and related health issues.
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Population Index

Summarizes articles on population topics. 1986-2000.
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Annotated bibliography of books, journal articles, working papers, and other materials on population and demographic topics.
Reader's Guide Retrospective

The most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States. 1890-1982.
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Journals covered include Time, Newsweek, and Life.
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Scopus

Scholarly journal articles with a heavy emphasis on science topics. A great database for high quality scholarly articles on any topic. International scope. Excellent for citation searching. 1996-present for citation searching; 1966 to present for general searching.
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Because UConn holds a license to Beilstein CrossFire, users can see summaries of compounds and reaction information in Scopus for any article that is also indexed in Beilstein Crossfire.
Using the Papers application from Mekentosj to search Scopus? Papers should prompt you for the Scopus ID (36298) when you do a Scopus search. If it doesn't, or if you need to change it, it go to Preferences, Plugins, Search Engines. Also, Papers can also be configured to use our off campus authentication system (EZproxy), so you might want to add http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=%@ in the "library proxy" box under "Preferences, Sources".
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Social Sciences Citation Index
Indexes over 1,700 journals in the social sciences. Some full-text available. 1994-present.
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Subjects include:
- Anthropology
- History
- Information Science & Library Science
- Law
- Linguistics
- Philosophy
- Political Science & Industrial Relations
- Psychiatry & Psychology
- Public Health
- Social Work & Sociology
- Substance Abuse
- Urban Studies
- Women's Studies
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Social Services Abstracts
Summaries of current research on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. 1980-current.
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Summarizes over 1,400 journal articles and dissertations, and citations to book reviews. Topics include:
- Community and mental health services
- Crisis intervention
- The family and social welfare
- Gerontology
- Poverty and homelessness
- Professional issues in social work
- Social and health policy
- Social services in addiction
- Social work education
- Social work practice
- Support groups/networks
- Violence, abuse, neglect
- Welfare services
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Social Work Abstracts
Summarizes articles in 450+ journals in all areas of social work, including theory and practice, areas of service, social issues, and social problems. 1966-current.
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Subjects:
- Alcohol Abuse
- Crime
- Gerontology
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Social Issues
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Welfare
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Sociological Abstracts
Scholarly journal articles about sociology and other social and behavioral sciences. Includes culture & social structure; economic development; evaluation research; family & social welfare; management and complex organizations; policy planning. 1963-present.
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Some cited references included. Major areas of coverage include:
- Culture and social structure
- Demography and human biology
- Economic development
- Environmental interactions
- Evaluation research
- Family and social welfare
- Health and medicine and law
- History and theory of sociology
- Management and complex organizations
- Mass phenomena and political interactions
- Methodology and research technology
- Policy, planning, forecast and speculation
- Radical sociology
- Religion and science
- Rural and urban sociology
- Social development
- Social differentiation
- Social psychology and group interaction
- Sociology of the arts, business, education
- Studies in violence and power
- Substance abuse and addiction
- Welfare services
- Women's studies
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