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Subject
Areas
Some databases are general or interdisciplinary
in coverage. Other databases cover a specific discipline such as engineering,
art, science, etc.
Here are some examples of subject specific
databases:
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Subject Area
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Some Relevant Databases
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Art
& Architecture |
Art Abstracts,
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals |
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Business |
ABI/Inform, Business &
Industry Database |
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Education |
Education Abstracts,
ERIC |
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Engineering |
Applied Science
and Technology Abstracts, Engineering Index/Compendex |
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Liberal
Arts |
Humanities
Abstracts, Social Science Abstracts, MLA Bibliography, Project Muse |
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Science |
General Science Abstracts, BIOSIS, Chemical Abstracts |
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Some examples of databases without a specific
subject focus include:
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Wison Select: Indexes
multi-disciplinary articles from popular, trade and academic
journals and magazines.
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Academic: Indexes
news magazines, scholarly journals, popular magazines, and the
New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Christian Science Monitor.
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Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature:
Indexes
240 of the most popular English language general interest periodicals.
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