The most frequently-used databases
This database is a best bet for many subjects, offering academic articles in subjects such as arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Academic Search Complete is provided by the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library through operating funds provided by the University of Dallas.
Business Source Complete is a top database for finding research articles on many business topics including: accounting, finance, industries, international business, and management. It includes peer-reviewed journals, trade journals, company profiles, and more. Another useful database for finding business articles and information is is ABI Inform. Business Source Complete is provided by the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library through operating funds provided by the University of Dallas.
JSTOR is a database with many full-text articles in a variety of subject areas taught at UD. It can be especially helpful for literature, philosophy, history, and religion but for other subject areas as well. However, all JSTOR articles are at least three years old, and often older, so it is not the best place to find the most current research. JSTOR is provided by the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library through operating funds provided by the University of Dallas.
MLA International Bibliography is an excellent database to research for English courses that require you to find literary criticism. It is also useful for doing research for modern languages that are taught at UD: Italian, French, German and Spanish. MLA International Bibliography also contains many full-text articles that you can access immediately. MLA International Bibliography with Full Text is provided by the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library through operating funds provided by the University of Dallas.
From the Philosophy Documentation Center, this collection contains over 100 full-text journals covering philosophy, ethics, social theory, and more that are not searchable in our Full Text Journal Finder. Philosophy Documentation Center is provided by the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library through operating funds provided by the University of Dallas.
ProQuest One Business includes company research, SWOT analyses, market plans, and case studies. It combines multiple ProQuest business information databases - including e.g. the ABI/INFORM Collection and J.P. Morgan Research - to a total of more than 130 million documents. ProQuest One Business is provided by the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library through operating funds provided by the University of Dallas.
The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.
Academic Video Online makes video material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs, and more. Access content from PBS, BBC, 60 Minutes National Geographic, Annenberg Learner, and more. Academic Video Online is provided by the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library through operating funds provided by the University of Dallas, through support provided by TexShare.
Published in 24 volumes in 1999 and then online in 2000, the ANB has won instant acclaim as the new authority in American biographies. In contains 19,000+ biographies of the people who have shaped American history, plus 2,500+ images and 200+ portraits from the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. It has intuitive search and browse options and themed research guides. American National Biography is provided by the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library through operating funds provided by the University of Dallas.
The Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques (DHGE) is an unparalleled source of information for anyone interested in the history of the Church. The DHGE has a wide coverage, including all continents and the period spanning Antiquity to the present day. The Dictionnaire’s entries are divided into three distinct groups based on whether they deal with people, places or institutions.
The DHGE has been enriched with the biographies drawn from the collection Die Bischöfe des Heiligen Römischen Reiches (BHRR). Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques is provided by the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library through operating funds provided by the University of Dallas.
The International Medieval Bibliography aims to provide a comprehensive bibliography of articles in journals and miscellany volumes worldwide. Its editorial staff is based at the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds, and the project is supported by over 50 teams of contributors in Europe, North America, Australia and Japan. The discipline areas it covers include classics, English language and literature, history and archaeology, theology and philosophy, medieval European languages and literatures, Arabic and Islamic studies, history of education, art history, music, theatre, and performance arts, rhetoric, and communication studies. The International Medieval Bibliography is provided by the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library through operating funds provided by the University of Dallas.
Atlantic history is a fast developing field of historical inquiry that operates upon new assumptions about how to understand the remarkable nature of interactions between different peoples and cultures on four continents and many islands in the period between Columbus’ voyages to the New World in the late fifteenth century and the end of slavery in the Americas in the late nineteenth century. Its principal theme is the movement of peoples, ideas and things in the Atlantic World – a world encompassing the continents of Africa, Europe, North America and South America and many islands, from the Canary Islands near Africa to the Caribbean islands and to Bermuda in the North Atlantic. The multiple movements were fundamentally important in shaping the modern world and in making cultural diversity a key component of modern identity. Oxford Bibliographies is the best means to access the information that as scholars and students we need to master this rapidly changing historical field. The series was launched in 2009 and now has over 100 entries available for use with many more in development. Articles are written by a range of scholars from numerous countries and summarize the best in scholarship now available. Oxford Bibliographies is provided by the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library through operating funds provided by the University of Dallas.
Though the scholarly study of Latin America, a region of 20 countries and over 569 million people, is not new, the bringing together of various disciplinary approaches according to a single geographic region represents a fairly recent shift. Latin American Studies includes a vast range of disciplinary perspectives, including history, sociology, economics, anthropology, and political science. Area studies in general have proliferated in the latter half of the twentieth century and Latin American Studies in particular has been propelled forward as a distinct field of study by major international changes, such as the end of the Cold War. As the field continues to grow, to shape and be shaped by global politics, scholars are faced with an ever-increasing amount of new information. Scholars must constantly consider new discoveries, new interpretations, and new theoretical ideas in the field. The multidisciplinary nature of Latin American Studies makes it particularly challenging to stay informed about every applicable area. A great deal of this work has moved online with the most recent scholarship, research, and statistics appearing in online databases. Oxford Bibliographies in Latin American Studies is an entirely new and unique type of reference tool that has been specially created to meet a great need among today’s students, scholars, and researchers. Oxford Bibliographies is provided by the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library through operating funds provided by the University of Dallas.
The new Oxford Classical Dictionary transforms the critically acclaimed fourth edition of the text for the digital age. Hosts a continuously growing collection of over 6,500 entries New and revised entries published online on a monthly basis. Broader chronological, geographical, and cultural reach than the fourth edition, featuring new articles on gender studies, Late Antiquity, Christianity, Jewish studies, Near East, Bronze Age, linguistics, and reception. All new and revised articles are peer-reviewed and feature a wide array of multimedia resources, including images, maps, audiovisual clips, links to primary texts, cross-references, and other digital tools. The Oxford Classical Dictionary is provided by the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library through operating funds provided by the University of Dallas.