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Access to subscription databases is limited to current Hope faculty, students, and staff. When you select a resource, HopeCAT will prompt for your barcode number (from your Hope College ID card) and PIN (last four digits of your ID by default). The system will remember this information for your current browser session. Off-Campus Database Help

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ABI/INFORM Global - Citations & full-text, business & management
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
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
Biography and Genealogy Master Index -Index of biographical material
Biography Index - Index of biographical material
Biological & Agricultural Index - Agriculture, biology, forestry & ecology
Biological Sciences - Abstracts & citations, biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology & ecology; some agriculture & veterinary science
Biology Digest - Citations & abstracts, non-technical style
BioOne - Biology & bioscience research journals
Blackwell Synergy - Full-text journals representing all academic disciplines
Book Review Digest - Index to reviews of English-language books
Books In Print - In-print, out-of-print & forthcoming books
Business and Company ASAP
Business and Company Resource Center - Includes investext and extensive company information

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CAMIO - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online
CareerSearch - Networking database of companies & industries
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
CollegeSource Online - College catalogs
ComAbstracts - Articles on communications
Computer Database - Citations & full-text, product information, news & reviews
Conference Papers Index - Citations, papers & poster sessions at major scientific meetings
Contemporary Women's Issues (RDS) - Women's health & human rights, some full-text
CQ Researcher - Current & controversial issues, with opposing viewpoints
CQ Weekly - Legislative news & analysis from Capitol Hill
CREDO - Dictionaries and full-text reference books
CSA - Multiple databases

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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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EconLit - Journals, books & working papers on economics
Education Abstracts - Leading publications in education
Educator's Reference Complete - Resources for educators K-12 & higher 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 - 30+ databases, some full-text

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Gale - Multiple databases, some full-text
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
GPO Monthly Catalog - U. S. government publications
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
Historical Abstracts - International historical topics
HopeCAT - Hope College Libraries online catalog
HSTM - History of Science, Technology, and Medicine includes bibliographies on the history of science and technology
Humanities Abstracts - Diverse subject areas of the humanities
Humanities E-Book Project (ACLS) - Online books

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Index to Legal Periodicals and Books - International legal information
Informe - Full-text articles from Spanish language journals, magazines, and newspapers
InfoTrac OneFile - Database name changed to General OneFile
Ingenta - Article summaries from over 25,000 publications
Inter-Play - An index to plays; ignore call number, check HopeCAT
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 intended for junior high & middle school students

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Kids InfoBits (K-5) - Articles & reference sources intended 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 Literature - Library & information science
Literature Online (LION) - Full-text English & American poetry, drama & prose, plus criticism, biographies & bibliographies

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MathSciNet - Mathematical literature reviews
MEDLINE - Medicine, dentistry & nursing
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
netLibrary - Online books
Newspapers - Indexes & web pages, some full-text
New York Times - 1851-three years ago, full-image
NoveList - Fiction database, helps identify books of interest

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OneFile PowerSearch - Articles on all topics from the 1980s to date
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
Plant Science - Citations & abstracts, pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, techniques & environmental biology
Project MUSE - Full-text journals, humanities & social sciences
ProQuest - Multiple databases; some full-text
PsycINFO - Psychology & related fields since 1887
PsycARTICLES - Full-text journals published by the American Psychological Assn., 1894 to present
PubMed - Medicine, dentistry & nursing

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RCLweb - Resources for College Libraries online edition, a database of information resources recomended for college libraries
Readers' Guide Abstracts - Index to general topics (1983-present)
Readers' Guide Retrospective - (1890-1982)
RIA Checkpoint - Accounting and 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
SCIPIO - Art and Rare Book Sales Catalogs
SIRS Discoverer - Research sources for elementary & middle school
SIRS Renaissance - Multimedia databse on arts & humanities topics. K-12
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
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 - 1785-1985, full text and full image, via Gale's Times Digital Archive
TOXLINE - Abstracts & citations, chemicals & pharmaceuticals, pesticides, environmental pollutants, mutagens & teratogens

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The Video Librarian - Reviews of videos

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Web of Science - Citation index for all disciplines (1977-present)
What Do I Read Next? - Provides reading suggestions
Wiley Interscience - Full-image periodicals, not all titles available
Wilson Business Abstracts - Citations & full-text, business periodicals
Wilson Select Plus - Full-text, general topics
World Almanac - Fundamental reference resources
World Shakespeare Bibliography - International books, articles, reviews, dissertations, theatrical productions & AV materials
WorldCat - Materials held by libraries worldwide
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (CSA) - Citations & abstracts

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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.