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NOTICE: WE ARE EXPERIENCING A SYSTEM PROBLEM WITH DATABASES. PLEASE CLICK ON "ACCESS DATABASES USING THE OLD PASSWORDS" BELOW TO CONNECT TO MOST SWU DATABASES WITH THE PASSWORDS.



Online Databases: By Title A to Z

  • NEW! ALL of our databases are now accessible off-campus! If you are on the Central campus, or one of our Learning Centers, you should not need a password to access these databases.

  • From off-campus, use the same username and password that you use to login to a computer in the SWU computer lab or to access your SWU email. (i.e. username: john.smith, password: ilovemydog

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triangle Academic OneFile
An interdisciplinary database of both scholarly and popular articles, in addition to multimedia.
triangle Academic Search Premier
Contains scholarly and popular articles, in addition to newspapers, covering most topics and disciplines.
triangle ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
Contains journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion.
triangle Biography Resource Center
Provides biographical information on current and historical figures.
triangle Book Review Index Online Plus
Over half a million full-text reviews of books, periodicals, books-on-tape and electronic media.
triangle Britannica Online Academic Edition
An electronic version of Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary & Thesaurus.
triangle Business and Company Resource Center with PROMT and Newsletters
Contains detailed company and industry news, company profiles and rankings, brand information, and investment reports.
triangle Business Source Premier
Has scholarly and popular journal and magazine articles in all areas of business.
triangle Christian Periodical Index
Access to scholarly articles and reviews written from an evangelical, Christian perspective.
triangle CINAHL
A comprehensive source of full text for nursing and allied health journals.
triangle Classical Music Library (old search screen)
Access to online streaming of more than 55,000 tracks of classical music by all major composers.
triangle Classical Music Library (new search screen)
Access to online streaming of more than 55,000 tracks of classical music by all major composers.
triangle Communication Institute for Online Scholarship
Access to abstracts of the Electronic Journal of Communication.
triangle Computer Source
Journal articles of information and current trends in high technology.
triangle Custom Newspapers
Access to full-text articles from over 100 U.S. and international newspapers.
triangle Credo Reference
A virtual reference shelf that contains information on thousands of academic topics.
triangle CultureGrams (NEW!)
Reference information about the countries of the world.
triangle Educator's Reference Complete
Contains full-text periodicals covering educational topics from preschool to college, including reports from the U.S. Dept. of Ed.
triangle ERIC
The Educational Resource Information Center is the most comprehensive source for education and education-related journals, articles and documents.
triangle Expanded Academic ASAP
Access to scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers.
triangle Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
A general encyclopedia with over 25,000 articles.
triangle Gale Virtual Reference Library
Encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
triangle General Business File ASAP
Information on company performance and activity, industry trends, and management news through broker reports, trade publications, journal articles, and newspapers.
triangle General OneFile
An interdisciplinary database that contains full-text articles covering a wide array of academic disciplines.
triangle General Reference Center
Information from magazines, reference books, and newspapers.
triangle Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module
Access to trusted medical reference materials through a variety of sources, including medical journals, pamphlets, videos, etc.
triangle Health Reference Center Academic
Full-text access to nursing and allied health journals.
triangle Health Source - Consumer Information
Health topics, including medical information, nutrition, childcare, sports medicine, etc.
triangle Health Source - Nursing / Academic Edition
Abstracts and full text journal articles in the medical field.
triangle History Resource Center: US
Access to over 4,000 historical (primary) documents, reference books, and journal articles.
triangle History Resource Center: World
Access to historical (primary) documents, journal articles, historical maps and atlases.
triangle Institute of Physics
Journal archives of the Institute of Physics with many current, full-text journals included.
triangle JSTOR: Arts and Sciences Collection Journal articles in economics, history, political science, social sciences and the humanities.
triangle Junior Edition - K12
Access to magazines, newspapers, and reference books designed for creating curriculum for 6th-12th grader.
triangle Kids InfoBits
Access to reference resources, magazines, and other materials for creating curriculum for K-5th graders.
triangle LegalTrac
Indexes of legal publications, including law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals, and international legal journals.
triangle Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts
Journal articles on the topic of librarianship, online retrieval, and information managment.
triangle Liebert Online
Journals covering a wide range of topics from medicine to engineering to law.
triangle Literature Resource Center
Biographical information, works overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on nearly 130,000 writers.
triangle LitFinder
Collection of full-text poems, stories, essays, plays, and speeches.
triangle MAS Ultra - School Edition
Collection of articles, reference, bios, primary documents, etc. suitable for designing high school curriculum.
triangle MEDLINE
Authoritative information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, etc.
triangle Military & Government Collection
Current news and academic journal articles relating to all branches of the military and government.
triangle MLA International Bibliography
Bibliography of journal articles, books, and dissertations about language and literature published since the 1920s.
triangle Music Index
Reviews, obituaries, articles, about music, musicians, and the music industry.
triangle Nature Magazine
Full-text access to scholarly articles in all fields of science and technology (embargo: 1 year).
triangle Netlibrary (Information about off-campus access for this database)
Provides access to your SWU's eBook collection.
triangle Nursing Resource Center
Core content from recognized reference, textbook, and journal publications in the nursing field.
triangle Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Pro and con essays on thousands of contemporary social issues.
triangle Ovid
Full-text access to journals in the nursing field, in addition to an alternative search interface for MEDLINE.
triangle Primary Search
Full text for magazines, books, images, and primary sources for elementary school curriculum design.
triangle Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Periodical articles from journals in behavior, psychiatry, psychology, etc.
triangle Regional Business News
Business journals, newspapers and newswires from metropolitan and rural areas in the United States.
triangle Science Magazine
Leading journal of original scientific research, global news and commentary.
triangle Science Resource Center
Curriculum-oriented database of reference and periodical content covering life, physical, earth and space sciences.
triangle Scribner Writers Series
signed essays for over 1,600 authors and literary genres.
triangle Small Business Resource Center
Full-text periodicals, news sources, reference books, and websites.
triangle SocINDEX with Full Text
Over 2 million citations from journals in sociology and related disciplines.
triangle Student Edition
Magazines, newspapers, and reference books suitable for high school curriculum design.
triangle USA.gov
Information, services, and resources from the U.S. government.
triangle What Do I Read Next?
Helps readers select books that will be of interest in their recreational reading.