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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 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
BioMed Central - 188 scholarly biomedical journals (full-text)
BioOne - Biology & bioscience research journals

BIOSIS PREVIEWS - Life sciences and biomedical research from journals, meetings, patents, and books 1988 - present.

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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Cambridge University Press - Full text journals representing all academic disciplines
CAMIO - Catalog of Art Museum Images Online
CareerSearch - Networking database of companies & industries
Center for Research Libraries
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
ComAbstracts - Articles on communications
Computer Database - Citations & full-text, product information, news & reviews
Conference Papers Index - Citations, papers & poster sessions at major scientific meetings
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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Discovery Education United Streaming
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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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
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
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, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA) – Indexes articles, books, proceedings in information science & technology
Library Literature - 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
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
Nursing@Ovid - Full-text nursing journals.

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OneFile PowerSearch - Articles on all topics from the 1980s to date
Open J-Gate - Over 4000 journals covering a wide range of subjects (full-text)
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
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
Public Library of Science
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
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
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

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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.