LibGuides: EBSCOhost Databases: Introduction

Which databases are available through EBSCOhost?

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window Full-text access to more than 8,000 journals (over 7,000 peer-reviewed) and indexing for almost 12,000 covering the following disciplines: business, communications, computer science, biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, psychology, education and nursing. Coverage: Varies according to title.
ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials This link opens in a new window Produced by the American Theological Library Association (ATLA), ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials provides coverage dating back to 1908 with indexing for some journal titles extending back into the 19th century. Full-text journal articles and reviews are selected for inclusion by leading religion scholars.
British Education Index This link opens in a new window The British Education Index provides information on research, policy and practice in education and training in the UK. Strengths include aspects of educational policy and administration, evaluation and assessment, technology and special educational needs. It covers all aspects of education from preschool to higher education. Sources include education and training journals, mostly published in the UK. Some international literature is included
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window Full text access to over 3,500 journals covering accounting, economics, finance, international business and management. It also includes full-text books, company profiles, country economic reports, market research reports, trade journals and business magazines. Coverage: Varies according to title
CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new window Indexing for approximately 3,000 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health. In addition, this database offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters. Full text of approx 750 journals, plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trialsE-tutorials :  CINAHL Headings Tutorial |  CINAHL Basic Searching |  CINAHL Advanced Features | EBSCO Library Guide
Communication Source This link opens in a new window The most comprehensive communication database available, Communication Source provides more than 670 full-text journals from the fields of mass media, communications theory, linguistics, organisational communication, phonetics and speech pathology.
Econlit This link opens in a new window EconLit covers abstracts for over 400 economic journal articles, books, book reviews, collective volume articles, working papers and dissertations in the fields of economics, including capital markets, country studies, econometrics, economic forecasting, environmental economics, government regulations, labour economics, monetary theory, urban economics and more. Also available: E-tutorials : Basic Searching | Advanced Searching | Creating Journal Alerts | Creating Search AlertsEBSCO Library Guide
Education Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window (Formerly Education Research Complete) Education Source Ultimate is the world's largest and most comprehensive full-text research database designed for education students, researchers, professionals and policymakers. Coverage spans all levels of education and includes a range of topics including education ethics, educational technology, literacy, research methodology and more. With access to 2,113 active full-text education journals, it is the largest database in the Education Source family. ESU also includes 1,178 journals with searchable cited references.ESU features 415 videos from SimpleK12, which provide practical online teacher training and address the evolving landscape of education.  Basic Searching |  Advanced Searching |  Creating Journal Alerts |  Creating Search Alerts |   EBSCO Library Guide
ERIC International This link opens in a new window ERIC International consists of two abstract databases which can be searched together or separately:The Australian Education Index is Australia's largest source of education information. Its sources include reports, books, journal articles, online resources, conference papers, book chapters and theses. Coverage: 1977 to date.ERIC (the US Educational Resources Information Center) is the world's largest education database, indexing over 650 journals, as well as grey literature. Publication types include journal articles, books, research syntheses, conference papers, technical reports and policy papers. Coverage: 1966 to date.
Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window Historical Abstracts is recognised as a leading bibliographic database for historical study. It provides indexing for over 2,300 journals published throughout the World and includes content related to History from all countries excluding the United States and Canada.
MEDLINE via EBSCO This link opens in a new window Provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE uses MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) indexing with tree, tree hierarchy, subheadings and explosion capabilities to search citations from over 4,800 current biomedical journals.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window Provides a classified listing and subject index for books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. It comprises a collection of 1.6 million citations drawn from 4,400 journals and other key global sources. Runs from 1963 to the present.
PsycArticles This link opens in a new window PsycArticles is a database of full text articles on current issues in psychology. It covers general psychology and specialized, basic, applied, clinical and theoretical research in psychology. The database contains more than 35,000 searchable full text articles from 77 journals published by the APA and allied organizations. It contains all journal articles, letters to the editor and errata from each of the 77 journals. You can also access the fulltext of this database via linked abstracts in PsycINFO database (see below). Coverage: 1987 - present
PsycBooks This link opens in a new window PsycBooks is the APA's full text e-book collection in the area of psychology. It provides access to 778 books published by APA, including 100 out-of-print books from 1950–2002, 1,027 classic resources in psychology and exclusive electronic release of the APA/Oxford University Press Encyclopedia of Psychology.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window PsycINFO contains nearly two million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, all in the field of psychology. It also includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law. This database also allows seamless linking to the fulltext of articles contained in PsycArticles database (see above)
PsycTests This link opens in a new window Produced by the American Psychological Association, it provides access to thousands of actual test instruments, most of which are available for immediate download and use in teaching and research.
Sport Discus (with Full Text) This link opens in a new window SPORT Discus is an international database of references in all aspects of sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics, training techniques, coaching, physical education, physical fitness, active living, recreation, history, facilities and equipment. SPORT Discus includes citations to over 47,500 books etc., and indexed articles from more than 2,000 current journals. Approximately 26,000 documents are added each year.
UK & Ireland Reference Centre This link opens in a new window The UK & Ireland Reference Centre combines British & Irish sources (magazines, newspapers, and reference books) with international sources to create the most complete collection of full-text research publications for UK/Irish public libraries. Magazine coverage includes full text of publications such as New Statesman, PC Magazine, National Geographic and many more. Newspaper coverage includes full text of publications such as The Times (London) The Sun, The Daily Mail, The Birmingham Post, Irish Times, etc. In addition, this database provides thousands of photos, maps, and flags.