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Database Name Subjects Years Covered Full Text Abstracts Citations
PAIS International
GuideMe
PAIS Archive
political science, international relations, public affairs international 1972 - present;
archive 1915-1976
no yes yes
PapersFirst index to papers presented at international meetings, conferences, workshops, and symposia 1993 - present no no yes
Periodicals Index Online (formerly PCI) arts, humanities, and social sciences 1665-1995 no no yes
Philosopher's Index philosophy and related fields   no yes yes
Physical Education Index physical fitness, health, sports medicine 1970- no yes yes
PILOTS Database post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events 1871- no yes yes
Plant Science all aspects of plant science, including biochemistry, biotechnology, genetics, pathology, symbiosis, techniques and environmental biology 1994 - present no yes yes
ProceedingsFirst published papers from congresses, symposia, conferences, expositions, workshops, and meetings 1993 - present no no yes
ProQuest Historical Newspapers full text coverage of the New York Times and the Washington Post newspapers New York Times: 1851 to within the last several years; Washington Post: 1877 to 1991 yes yes yes
Project Muse electronic journals published by Johns Hopkins University Press; primarily humanities with some social sciences and mathematics titles varies by journal; most 1995 - present yes yes yes
PsycARTICLES journals of the American Psychological Association; subset of PsycINFO varies by journal; 1894 - present yes yes yes
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection *NEW psychology and psychiatry dates vary; 1965 - present yes yes yes

PsycINFO GuideMe

articles and books in psychology including full-text content of American Psychological Association publications from PsycARTICLES and of health profession and psychology journals. 1872 - present yes yes yes
PubMed medicine 1966 - present no yes yes

 

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Last Modified: September 7, 2008