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OECD iLibrary »

OECD iLibrary is the online library of The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Everything published by the OECD (books, journals, series, working papers, databases) is available online via SourceOECD. The IEA portion of the database is not a part of the Sawyer Library subscription.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: current
• Publisher: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

Opposing Viewpoints in Context »

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center is a pro-con database based on the social issues series published by Greenhaven Press.  It also includes reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference sources.  This online library of current event topics provides facts, as well as the arguments from both a topic's proponents and detractors. Features include Topic Overviews and exclusive electronic access to Gale's Information Plus reference series of statistics, government data, information on legislation and more.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: current
• Publisher: Gale Cengage Learning

Oxford African American Studies Center »

The Oxford African American Studies Center provides students, scholars and librarians with more than 10,000 articles by top scholars in the field. The core content includes the highly acclaimed Africana, which presents a powerful account of the African and African American experience in five volumes.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: current
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Oxford Art Online (includes Grove) »

Oxford Art Online (includes Grove) comprises the full text of The Dictionary of Art (1996, 34 vols) and The Oxford Companion to Western Art (2001).

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: current edition
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Oxford English Dictionary »

This online version of the Oxford English Dictionary contains two separate texts, the complete Second Edition and the New Edition in progress. The site enables full-text searching of all OED's definitions, etymologies, and quotations.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: second edition
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Oxford Handbooks Online »

The complete cross-searchable texts of the prestigious Oxford Handbooks in Business and Management, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion, consisting of over 100 print handbooks. Extensive links within the HTML full-text make the online Handbooks easy to navigate. Each handbook takes an aspect of its discipline and unpacks it, explaining the key issues, the classic and contemporary debates on those issues, and setting the agenda for how those debates might evolve. Introductory and yet sophisticated, the handbooks offer authoritative and trustworthy guides to the scholarship that defines the field.

• Contents: some full text
• Dates of Coverage: current
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Oxford Journals Online »

More than 150 scholarly journals from the Oxford University Press, many with full text back to 1998. Disciplines include Humanities; Social Sciences; Law; Economics, Business, and Finance; Biological Sciences; Medicine; Public Health and Epidemiology; and Mathematics, Statistics, Computing, and Physics.

• Contents: full text; many titles from 1998
• Dates of Coverage: 1998 -
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Oxford Reference Online »

The Oxford Reference Premium Online collection contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. It is a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database of these books, giving users access to a comprehensive information resource.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: current
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Philosopher's Index »

Philosopher's Index, produced by the Philosopher's Information Center, is a current and comprehensive bibliographic database covering scholarly research in all major fields of philosophy. The Philosopher’s Index, considered the most thorough index of journal literature on the subject, features author-written abstracts covering scholarly research published in journals and books, including contributions to anthologies and book reviews. The Philosopher's Index contains research published since 1940 including nearly 570 journals from 43 countries with content representing a variety of languages.

• Contents: links to some full text
• Dates of Coverage: 1940 - present
• Publisher: Philosopher's Information Center

Political Science Complete »

Political Science Complete (PSC) provides full text for more than 520 publications, and cover-to-cover indexing and abstracts for more than 2900 journals, (including top-ranked scholarly journals), many of which are unique to the product, such as British Politics, Ethnopolitics and the Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. PSC is comprehensive and has a worldwide focus, reflecting the globalization of contemporary political discourse. The database also features more than 165 full-text reference books and monographs, and over 27,000 full text conference papers, including those of the International Political Science Association.

• Contents: some full text
• Dates of Coverage: indexing back to 1892; some full text back to 1892 to current
• Publisher: EBSCO

Polling the Nations  »

The library has one license for simultaneous use.

Polling the Nations is a compilation of more than 14,000 surveys conducted by more than 700 polling organizations in the United States and more than 80 other countries from 1986 to the present. Each of the nearly 350,000 records reports a question asked and the responses given. Also included in each record is the polling organization responsible for the work, the date the information was released, the sample size, and universe, i.e., the groups or areas included in the interview, such as parents with children in public schools, Great Britain, the United States, or California. All the surveys reported were conducted using scientifically selected random samples.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: 1986 - current
• Publisher: American Political Opinion Index

ProQuest Databases »

Proquest offers a large number of full text and bibliographic databases. Among its strengths is a tremendous amount of historic and current local and national newspapers.

• Contents: some full text
• Dates of Coverage: several databases back to the 1990s; some earlier; all current
• Publisher: Proquest

Project Muse »

The full text of over 400 scholarly journals. Project MUSE covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and many others. (Although the index will search some book content, we do not have eBooks through Project MUSE).

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: 1995 - current (some earlier)
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

PsycArticles »

PsycARTICLES is a definitive source of searchable full text articles on current issues in psychology. The PsycARTICLES database 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 80 journals published by the APA and eight journals from allied organizations.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: 1987-Current
• Publisher: American Psychology Association (APA)

PsycBOOKS »

PsycBOOKS, from the American Psychological Association (APA), is a database of more than 13,000 chapters in PDF from over 2,000 books published by APA and other publishers. The database includes most scholarly titles published by APA from copyright years 1953 - current. It also includes 100 out-of-print books and an additional 70+ classic books of landmark historical impact in psychology.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: 1953-Current
• Publisher: EBSCOhost

PsychiatryOnline »

PsychiatryOnline is a powerful web-based portal that features DSM-IV-TR — the most widely used psychiatric reference in the world — and The American Journal of Psychiatry as the cornerstones of a collection of psychiatric references from American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. It provides access to classic resources such as DSM Library titles including DSM-IV-TR, DSM-IV-TR Handbook of Differential Diagnosis, and DSM-IV-TR Casebook and its Treatment Companion. The database also includes fulltext of several journals, including the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences as well as textbooks including The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry, and Gabbard’s Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: current
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

PsycINFO »

More than one million references to psychological literature ranging in date from 1887 to the present. It provides access to a collection of electronically stored bibliographic references--most with abstracts or content summaries.

• Contents: no full text in index; some links to full text in PsycArticles and other EBSCO databases
• Dates of Coverage: 1887-Current
• Publisher: EBSCOhost

PsycTESTS »

This database contains tests relating to the study and practice of psychology.  While the primary focus is on current tests, the contents of the database span as far back as 1910.  The majority of the tests are in English, but the quantity of non-English language and international materials is increasing. Each record includes a description of the test, its development, and how it should be administered.  Where available, the database also provides information regarding a test's reliability and validity.  Although directed at psychology, the tests can be considered relevant to a variety of fields, including: business, social work, education, law, and management.

• Contents: some full text
• Dates of Coverage: 1910 - current
• Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)

PsycTHERAPY »

This new database from the APA contains streaming video of over three hundred therapy sessions recorded over the past decade, as a part of the Psychotherapy Video Series. All of the therapy sessions are unscripted and conducted by ninety-five experts in their respective fields.  The videos record therapy sessions from over sixty-five approaches -- both new and classical, covering over two hundred topics.

• Contents: streaming video
• Dates of Coverage: past 10 years
• Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)

Public Administration Abstracts »

Public Administration Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to public administration, including public administration theory, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains 93,600 records, from important journals like Journal of Public Economics, Public Administration, Public Administration Review, etc. EBSCO has digitized the full archive of this index, bringing coverage back to 1974.  Fulltext links provided for many articles.

• Contents: index; some links to full text in other databases
• Dates of Coverage: 1974 to current
• Publisher: EBSCO

Reference USA »

Market research and planning information on ten million U.S. companies. Search by SIC, Yellow Page headings, campany name, employee size and sales volume. Information includes business address, identifies key executive, and provides a credit rating.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: current edition
• Publisher: infoUSA

Roper Center for Public Opinion Research »

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research is one of the world's leading archives of social science data, specializing in data from surveys of public opinion. The data held by the Roper Center range from the 1930s, when survey research was in its infancy, to the present. Most of the data are from the United States, but over 50 nations are represented. A crucial component of the Center's resources is the iPOLL database (please provide your Suffolk email account to access this polling material) which provides access to over 500,000 questions and responses.  Another component is RoperExpress, which is a data access tool for on-demand download of data. Faculty and students at Suffolk now have unlimited access to those datasets in the Roper Center collection that are in ASCII or SPSS portable formats.

• Contents: survey data
• Dates of Coverage: 1930 - present
• Publisher: Roper Center

Sage Knowledge (formerly eReference) »

268 reference encyclopedia and handbook titles covering a variety of subjects. 

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: current
• Publisher: Sage Publications

Sage Journals Online »

SAGE Publications publishes over 600 journals in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine. SAGE Journals Online is the delivery platform that provides online access to the full text of individual SAGE journals.  The "Sage Premier" package that Sawyer Library subscribes to includes fulltext to all Sage journals back to 1999.  Our subject "Sage Collections" sometimes go back even farther.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: varies by journal
• Publisher: Sage Publications

Sawyer Library Full Text Journals List »

Search by Journal Title to see if the Sawyer Library has access to full text.  A user may also browse by a list of e-journal subjects.  If the full text of the journal is available via the Sawyer Library, the dates of the availability of the full text is indicated, and a link to the database with the full text is provided. 

• Contents: index
• Dates of Coverage: current
• Publisher: Serial Solutions

Science in Context (Formerly Science Resource Center) »

Science Resource Center is a wide-ranging but basic database providing both reference book and periodical content covering all areas of the sciences.  Included are three core Gale reference titles offering in-depth topic overviews, and additional reprints from more than 50 additional reference titles that provide subject-specific topic overviews, biographies, and even science experiments.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: current
• Publisher: Gale Cengage Learning

Science (AAAS) Magazine 1997-  »

The full text of Science issues since January 1997, one of the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary.  The most current issue of Science is also included.  Full text for issues prior to January 1997 are available through the JSTOR database.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: January 1997 - current issue
• Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

ScienceDirect »

This publisher "database" includes over 2,500 academic e-journals and 11,000 books with full text, most back to 1995, on a platform called ScienceDirect.   It provides a very extensive source of high-quality peer-reviewed journal literature in all areas of the sciences, social sciences, and even business.

• Contents: Full Text
• Dates of Coverage: 1995 to present
• Publisher: Elsevier

Scientific American 1948 - »

Scientific American is the world's premier magazine of scientific discovery and technological innovation for the general public. Readers turn to it for a deep understanding of how science and technology can influence human affairs and illuminate the natural world. In every issue, leading scientists, inventors and engineers from diverse fields describe their ideas and achievements. The graphics are rich in content and visual style.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: 1948 - present
• Publisher: Scientific American

SciFinder Scholar »

This database provides access to many types of chemical information including journal articles, patents, and chemical structure diagrams.  One may also search by drawing strucutres.

Access to the SciFinder Scholar database is limited to currently enrolled students and faculty in the College of Arts and Science and the Sawyer Business School. Use of the database for for-profit puposes is prohibited.  To access the database, visit http://0-scifinder.cas.org.library.law.suffolk.edu.

Prior registration for a username and password is required to gain access to the database. To do so, contact Amy Dumouchel, Electronic Resources Librarian by emailing adumouchel@suffolk.edu.  The registration process is not instantaneous, so please plan ahead.

• Contents: links with some full-text
• Dates of Coverage: current
• Publisher: CAS a division of the American Chemical Society

Sharpe Online Library Reference (SOLR) »

Sharpe Online Reference Library (SOLR) provides updated editions of Sharpe’s encyclopedias. In addition to the encyclopedia content, this database provides access to: a collection of primary sources, with scanned document images, added web links for further research, and a searchable database of images found in Sharpe encyclopedias.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: current
• Publisher: M.E. Sharpe Inc.

Social and Cultural History: Letters and Diaries Online »

This "primary document" database, including almost 100,000 documents in over 2,200 books and over 430 websites, is the most comprehensive archive of social memory yet created. Social and Cultural History: Letters and Diaries Online allows students and scholars to experience the past through thousands of private writings and personal narratives. The resource is a unique forum that brings together the voices of ordinary men and women from all walks of life with the personal accounts of well-known historical figures.

• Contents: links to some full text
• Dates of Coverage: 1700s - present
• Publisher: Alexander Street Press

Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science) »

The Social Sciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary index to the journal literature of the social sciences.  It contains the references cited by the authors of the articles. You can use these references to do cited reference searching. A cited reference search enables you to find articles that cite a previously published work.

• Contents: cited reference; some full text
• Dates of Coverage: 1988 - present
• Publisher: Thomson Scientific

SocINDEX with Full Text »

SocINDEX with Full Text contains informative abstracts for more than 620 "core" coverage journals dating back to 1895. It also contains full text for 242 "core" coverage journals, and 72 "priority" coverage journals. This database also includes full text for more than 500 books and monographs, and full text for more than 6,000 conference papers. Searchable cited references are also provided.

• Contents: some full text
• Dates of Coverage: Current
• Publisher: EBSCO

Sociological Abstracts »

This proprietary ProQuest database includes abstracts of articles selected from over 1,800 journals, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers. Related topics include anthropology, economics, education, medicine, community development, philosophy, demography, political science, and social psychology. Also included here is another ProQuest (CSA) index called Social Services Abstracts, which covers social work and other social services literature.

• Contents: no full text in index; some full text linked
• Dates of Coverage: 1952 - current
• Publisher: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts

SpringerLink »

SpringerLink is a collection of more than 2,200 high-quality, peer-reviewed journals covering scientific, technical and medical journal literature, along with some social sciences.  Limited numbers of Sawyer Library eBook monograph and eReference titles are also available here.  In 2005, all journals formerly hosted by Kluwer Online were absorbed into SpringerLink.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: 1995 - present
• Publisher: Springer

Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage »

Standard and Poor's Market Investment News including industry surveys, investment reviews, and stock reports.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: current
• Publisher: Standard and Poor's

Statistical Abstract of the U.S. »

Published annually by the Federal Government since 1878, the Statistical Abstract of the United States is the best-known statistical reference publication in the country, and perhaps, the world. Now published by ProQuest, this is the online version of this source of authoritative social, political, and economic data on the United States.  Updated monthly, it provide thousands of tables from hundreds of sources along with valuable, detailed bibliographic documentation.

• Contents: full text
• Dates of Coverage: current
• Publisher: Proquest