Off-Campus Database List
Access to subscription databases and electronic journal articles are limited to current Hope faculty, students, and staff. When you select a resource from off-campus, you will be prompted for your 1Hope account(hope email address without @hope.edu) and password. The system will retain this information for your current browser session. Off-Campus Database Help
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ABI/INFORM Complete - Citations & full-text, business & management
Academic Complete - growing e-book collection spanning all academic subject areas
Academic OneFile - Citations & full-text, wide range of topics with emphasis on academic sources
African American Studies Center - Full-text reference & related sources
AGRICOLA - Agriculture, forestry & animal science
America: History and Life - Historical topics; United States & Canada
American Chemical Society Publications - Full-text ACS journals
L'Année Philologique - Database for research in ancient Greek and Latin language and linguistics; Greek & Roman history and literature
Applied Science and Technology Abstracts (ASTA) - Management, careers & employment, financial trends in science & technology
Art Abstracts - Citations & full-text articles (1985-present)
Art Index Retrospective - (1929-1984)
ArticleFirst - Tables of contents of various journals
ARTstor - Searchable collections of art images
ATLA Religion - Religion & theology
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BAS Online Archive - Full-text journals and books from the Biblical Archaeology Society
Bibliography of English Women Writers, 1500-1640
Biography and Genealogy Master Index - Index of biographical material
Biography Index Past and Present - Index of biographical material
Biological & Agricultural Index - Agriculture, biology, forestry & ecology
BioMed Central - 188 scholarly biomedical journals (full-text)
BioOne - Biology & bioscience research journals
Blackwell Synergy - Database name changed to Wiley Online Library
Book Review Digest - Index to reviews of English-language books
Books & Authors - Provides reading suggestions
Business Full Text - Citations & full-text, business periodicals
Business and Company Resource Center - Includes Investext and extensive company information Replaced with Business Insights: Essentials
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Cambridge University Press - Full text journals representing all academic disciplines
CAMIO - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online
Chicago Tribune - 1849-1985, full images
ChiltonLibrary.com - Automotive repair information
Choice Reviews.online - Index to reviews of books
Chronicle of Higher Education - (for ID/password, contact the Reference Desk: x7904)
CINAHL - Nursing & allied health literature
Cochrane Library - Collection of databases for clinicial decision-making in healthcare
Communication & Mass Media Complete
Computer Database - Citations & full-text, product information, news & reviews
CQ Researcher - Current & controversial issues (American) with opposing viewpoints
CQ Global Researcher - Analysis of global social and political issues with opposing viewpoints
CREDO - Dictionaries and full-text reference books
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DemographicsNow Business & people
Derwent Innovations Index - Patent information from Derwent World Patent Index as well as patent citation information from Patents Citation Index.
DOAJ - Over 3000 scholarly journals covering a wide range of subjects (full-text)
Documenting the American South - Southern history, colonial through early 20th century
DRAM - A scholarly resource of recordings, liner notes and essays from New World, Composers Recordings, and other labels
Duke University Press Journals (e-Duke Scholarly Collection) - Twenty-nine Duke humanities and social science journals
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EasyBib Web - A complete citation management and source documentation system
ebrary - Electronic books (Education and Special Education)
EBSCO - Multiple databases; some full-text
EBSCO eBooks - Online books
EconLit - Journals, books & working papers on economics
Editions & Adaptations of Shakespeare
Education Abstracts - Leading publications in education
Electronic Collections Online (ECO) - Citations & full-image, over 3,000 scholarly journals
eLibrary Elementary - Resources for elementary education
EmployOn - Michigan jobs database
Encyclopædia Britannica Online - With images, audio & web links
ERIC - Index of journal articles and unpublished research reports in education
Essay and General Literature Index - Citations, humanities & social sciences published in U.S., Great Britain & Canada
Ethnic NewsWatch - Full-text, international perspectives
Expanded Academic ASAP - Citations & full-text, wide range of topics
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FirstSearch - 10+ databases, some full-text
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Gale - Multiple databases, some full-text
Gale Virtual Reference Library
General BusinessFile ASAP - Citations & full-text
General OneFile - Citations & full-text, wide range of topics
General Reference Center Gold - Citations & full-text, wide range of topics
General Science Abstracts - Citations & full-text, from U.S. & Europe
GeoRef - Geology & earth sciences
Going Global USA Career Guides - links to career/job guides in world countries and various U.S. cities
GPO Monthly Catalog - U. S. government publications
GreenFile – indexes articles, pamphlets, newsletters in environmental science
Grove Music Online - Full-text of several Grove dictionaries with some audio
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Hand Press Book - Catalog of European printing 15th century - 1830's
Harper's Weekly (HarpWeek) - Full-text & full-image 1857-1889
Health and Wellness Resource Center - Medical, health & wellness information
Health Reference Center Academic - Citations & full-text, health topics
HeritageQuest Online - Geneological information
Herrick District Library - Includes holdings for all LakeNet libraries
Highwire Press - Over 1000 scholarly journals covering a wide range of subjects (some full-text)
Historical Abstracts - International historical topics
HopeCAT - Hope College Libraries online catalog
Humanities Abstracts - Diverse subject areas of the humanities
Humanities E-Book Project (ACLS) - Online books
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IBISWorld - Collection of industry market research reports.
Index to Legal Periodicals & Books - International legal information
Informe - Full-text articles from Spanish language journals, magazines, and newspapers
InfoTrac OneFile - Database name changed to General OneFile
InfoTrac Newsstand - full-text of over 200 U.S. and international newspapers
Ingenta - Article summaries from over 25,000 publications
Inter-Play - An index to plays; ignore call number, check HopeCAT
IBSS International Bibliography of the Social Sciences - Over two million bibliographic references to journal articles and to books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951
International Medieval Bibliography - Index to articles about the period A.D. 400-1500
ICPSR - Social science datasets of quantitative & qualitative research
Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance - Index to journal articles & books about the period A.D. 400-1700
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JSTOR - Full-image, full-text archive of humanities & social science journals
Junior Edition - Articles & reference sources for junior high & middle school students
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Kids InfoBits (K-5) - Articles & reference sources for grades K-5
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LearningExpress Library - Test preparation materials and interactive practice exams
LegalTrac - Citations, some abstracts, some full-text
LexisNexis - Full-text news, business, legal, medical & reference
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) – Indexes articles, books, proceedings in information science & technology
Library Literature & Information Science - Library & information science
Library Music Source - A library of sheet music
Literature Criticism Online (LCO) - Selections from literary criticism published in books and journals
Literature Online (LION) - Full-text English & American poetry, drama & prose, plus criticism, biographies & bibliographies
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MathSciNet - Mathematical literature reviews
MEDLINE - For research in all aspects of medicine, dentistry & nursing (FirstSearch Interface, 1965–present)
MEDLINE - For research in all aspects of medicine, dentistry, and nursing (Web of Knowledge Interface, 1950 to date)
MeL (Michigan eLibrary) - Internet resources including full-text magazines, newspapers & 10,000+ electronic books
Micromedex Healthcare Series - Information about drugs, toxicology, diseases, acute care & alternative medicine
MLA Bibliography - Literature, language, linguistics & folklore
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NASA Astrophysics Data System - Citations and full-text in the areas of astronomy, astrophysics, instrumentation, physics, & geophysics
National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers - NBER Working Papers provides access to initial economic research
Naxos Music Library - Online collection of classical, jazz, world & folk music from Naxos and Marco Polo recording catalogs
Newspapers - Indexes & web pages, some full-text
New York Times - 1851-three years ago, full-image
Nineteenth Century Collections Online - British Politics and Society, Asia & West Diplomacy & Cultural Exchange, British Theatre, Corvey Collection of European Literature
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Omnifile Select - Full-text, general topics
OneFile PowerSearch - Articles on all topics from the 1980s to date
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
OvidSP - Full-text nursing journals.
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) - Online edition
Oxford Reference Online - Dictionaries and full-text reference books
Oxford University Press - Full-text journals representing all academic disciplines
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Periodicals Archive Online - (Liberal Arts Collection) Full-image, full-text archive of arts, humanities & social science journals
Philosopher's Index - Indexing & abstracts from books & journals
Physical Education Index - Citations, including sport medicine, law, administration, curricula, etc.
Physical Review Online Archive (PROLA) - Journals of the American Physical Society
Portico - Digital preservation archives service
Project MUSE - Full-text journals, humanities & social sciences
ProQuest - Multiple databases; some full-text
ProQuest Asian Business and Reference
ProQuest Banking Information Source
PsycARTICLES - Full-text journals published by the American Psychological Assn., 1894 to present
PsycINFO - Psychology & related fields since 1887
PubMed - Medicine, dentistry & nursing
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RCLweb - Resources for College Libraries online edition, a database of information resources recomended for college libraries
Reader's Guide Abstracts - Index to general topics (1983-present)
Reader's Guide Retrospective - (1890-1982)
RIA Checkpoint - Accounting & tax research
RILM Music Abstracts - Abstracts of music literature
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Sage Journals Online - Full-text journals representing most academic disciplines
ScienceDirect - Full-image academic journals, social & natural sciences
SciFinder - Electronic version of Chemical Abstracts. Available only to Hope College students, faculty, and staff. Before initial use, users must create an account from a computer on campus.
SCIPIO - Art and Rare Book Sales Catalogs
SIRS Discoverer - Research sources for elementary & middle school
SIRS Renaissance - Multimedia database on arts & humanities topics. K-12
Small Business Resource Center
Social Sciences Abstracts - Abstracts & full-text, social sciences
Social Services Abstracts - Abstracts & citations, social work, human services, social welfare, social policy & community development
Sociological Abstracts - Citations & abstracts, sociology
Sociology (ProQuest) - Full-text sociology journals
SpringerLink - Full-image periodicals, not all are available
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage - Investment research and commentary
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Frequently updated resource covering topics and issues in philosophy
Student Edition - Articles & reference sources for high school students
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Timeline of Art History - Enhanced timeline of art history
Times of London - 1785-2006, full text and full image, via Gale's Times Digital Archive
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Web of Knowledge - Citation index for all disciplines (1977-present)
Web of Science - World's leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities (1977-present)
Wiley Online Library - Full-image periodicals, not all titles available
Women and Social Movements Scholar's Edition
World Almanac - Fundamental reference resources
World Shakespeare Bibliography - International books, articles, reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions & AV materials
WorldCat - Materials held by libraries worldwide
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Due to licensing restrictions, some of the commercial databases we offer are not available to off-campus Hope users connecting with a non-Hope IP address.
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