Pfeiffer Library Databases - Alphabetic List

The following databases are available in Pfeiffer Library:

20th Century African-American Poetry: Over 6,000 poems by 46 of the most influential African American poets, 1901-1998
20th Century American Poetry: Modern and contemporary American poetry; 36,000 poems by 217 poets
20th Century English Poetry: Modern and contemporary English poetry; 598 volumes of poetry by 283 poets
Academic Search Premier: Interdisciplinary index to journals, 4500 full text, majority are scholarly
African-American Poetry: (1750-1900) Nearly 3,000 poems by African American poets of the late 18th and 19th centuries
AGRICOLA: Database of the National Agricultural Library; indexes journals, book and reports
American Chemical Society Journals: search all ACS journals, with full text of those Pfeiffer subscribes to
American History in Video: A collection of documentaries, newsreels, and more, all in streaming video, some including transcripts
American Poetry: (1600-1900) Over 40,000 poems by more than 200 American poets from the Colonial Period to the early twentieth century
American Slavery: Life histories of slaves compiled from over 4000 interviews with former slaves. Now part of Greenwood Digital Collection.
American Society of Microbiology journals: Search ASM journals. Abstracts available from 1992-1997; full text 1998-present. Most recent 6 months not available.
Auto Repair Reference Center: Repair information, step-by-step photograph guides and drawings, wiring guides, technical service bulletins, and much more
BioMed Central: Full-text of peer-reviewed journals in the medical and biological sciences
BioOne: Full-text of over 80 scholarly/peer-reviewed journals in biology/life sciences
Books in Print with Reviews: An index of all books currently in print, with reviews of many of them
Business Source Premier: Index to business journals, 8800 of them in full text
CAMIO: Database of art images
CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, includes legal cases, drug records, clinical trials. Full text
Classical Music Library: Streaming audio of thousands of classical recordings, with some reference data as well
Classical Scores Library: Database of thousands of music scores (printable)
CQ Researcher: Full-text reports containing in-depth, non-biased coverage of political and social issues
CQ Weekly: Complete source for expert coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and back room maneuvering
Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers: Analysis of current popular fiction. Now part of Greenwood Digital Collection.
Daily Life Through History: Offers a detailed portrayal of what life was like for ordinary people in different cultures throughout history, through text, pictures, maps, and much more. Now part of Greenwood Digital Collection.
EBSCO Animals:Short informative articles about individual animal species
EBSCO Career Library: A comprehensive resource for career and college research, including data on 4000 colleges, 2500 occupations, career surveys, occupation video library, state-specific resources and more
EBSCO NoveList: Readers' advisory resources which helps readers select new fiction authors and titles
Education Full Text: Indexes and abstracts articles from over 450 core education periodicals, with full text of over 250 of them
English Poetry: (600-1900) Essentially the complete English poetic canon from 600-1900
ERIC via EBSCO: Index to education journals and documents; links to full text of some journals. Much better search options than ERIC via the web
ERIC via the web: Index to education journals and documents; full text of documents (but not journals) from 1993-2004
Faber Poetry Library: Collection of some of the most influential poets of the 20th century
Funk & Wagnall's Encyclopedia: The online version of this encyclopedia
Gale Virtual Reference Library: Full-text articles from respected Gale reference titles; covers many different subjects
GreenFILE: Indexing and abstracting, with some full text, of 600 journals covering all aspects of human impact to the environment including content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more.
Greenwood Digital Collection: Incorporates 5 previously separate databases: American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography; Daily Life Through History; Historic Events of the 20th Century; Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers; Literature in Context
HealthSource: Consumer Edition: Index to health related journals and pamphlets, some full text
HealthSource: Nursing/Academic Edition: Indexes nearly 1000 nursing and medical-related journals, with full-text of 400 journals
HeritageQuest: Genealogy database, includes census data from 1790-1930
Historic Events of the 20th Century: Online guide offering in-depth insight into the seminal events of the last century. Now part of Greenwood Digital Collection.
Hoover's Company Records: Detailed company information and industry analysis
In the First Person: Index to letters, diaries, oral histories and personal narratives, with links to free full-text and audio files for much of the content
International Relations & Security Digital Library: Full text of books, government reports, papers, and journal articles pertaining to international relations
LearningExpress Library: Practice for standardized tests such as the GRE
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts: Index to journals, books, research reports and more in library science and related fields
Literature in Context: Expands one's understanding of the historical, social, and cultural context that shaped classic literature through a collection of primary source material, collateral readings, and commentary. Now part of Greenwood Digital Collection.
Literary Reference Center (EBSCO): Full-text of journals, books, reference works and more covering literary criticism, book review, author biographies, classic texts, and more
Literature Resource Center (Gale): Full text of Contemporary Literary Criticism, Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, other literature reference works and many literature journals
MasterFILE Premier: Interdisciplinary index to periodicals, some full text
Military & Government Collection: Full text of military and government-related newsweeklies, pamphlets, and journals
MLA: Index to journals and books concerning literature, criticism, languages
Morningstar: Stock, mutual fund and investment information, company profiles
NCLIVE Video Collection: A growing collection of over 250 PBS videos, available in streaming format
netLibrary:Provides easy access to the full text of over 20,000 reference, scholarly, and professional books
New York Times Historical Archive: Full text of the New York Times, from the 1st issue in 1851 through a few years ago.
Newspaper Source Plus: Full text of national, regional and state newspapers, including the Charlotte Observer and New York Times
North American Women's Letters & Diaries: Full text of letters and diaries of famous and not-famous women, from colonial times to 1950
North Carolina Periodicals Index: Index to articles in magazines published in and about North Carolina
PBS Videos: A growing collection of over 250 PBS videos, available in streaming format
Primary Search: Index to children's magazines
PrimateLit: Index to scholarly research on nonhuman primates
ProQuest Religion: Coverage of religious affairs and religious thinking, most full text
PsycArticles: Full text of all APA journals and other psychology journals
PsycINFO: Index to psychology journals, citations only but has some linked full text, coverage much broader than PsycArticles
PubMed: Access to Medline journal index and other scientific journals, with links to full-text for some
PubMed Central: Full-text of journals in the life sciences
Reference USA: Online directory of business and residential listings, includes company data and tech and health care listings
Regional Business News: Full text of many regional business publications
Sanborn Maps - North Carolina: Historical maps of 158 North Carolina towns
Scirus: Searches several databases of science journals. Citations and abstracts only.
Serials Directory: Information and pricing for over 155,000 U.S. and international periodicals
SimplyMap: a web-based mapping application that lets users quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data
Teacher Reference Center: Indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators
Wall Street Journal: Index to the WSJ since 1981, some full text
WorldCat: A database of books in libraries everywhere, including who owns them