Online Full Text Resources

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The following resources contain substantial collections of online full-text materials. They are a great place to begin, but they are not the most comprehensive research tools available at the CIIS Library.

For example, PsycInfo is the single most comprehensive psychology research resource. But PsycInfo is an index, not a full-text collection. PsycInfo will point you to some online articles, some print materials that may be found in CIIS' Library, and many other materials that may be easily obtained from other libraries.

See Resources by Subject for a comprehensive list of CIIS research tools.

GenderWatch (ProQuest)
A full text database of 140 international publications plus reports, pamphlets, papers and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues. Archival material dating back to the mid 1970's. Off-campus use requires password.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO)
Full text of more than 550 full text journals, including more than 525 peer-reviewed titles. Covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO. Off-campus use requires password.

Alt-Health Watch (EBSCO)
A full text and image database of 160 international publications focused on all areas of alternative, holistic, complementary and integrated approaches to health care and wellness. Dating back to 1990. Off-campus use requires password.

ProQuest Nursing Journals (ProQuest)
Full text of many nursing and related journals. Off-campus use requires password.

ProQuest Religion (ProQuest)
Journals covering religious issues and perspectives, including religious news and information, commentary on topics of general interest from the perspective of a particular religion, and formal theological studies. Off-campus use requires password.

Religion & Philosophy Collection (EBSCO)
Articles from over full text 300 journals, 250 of which are peer reviewed. Topics include world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. Off-campus use requires password.

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Routledge)
This resource includes over 2,000 full text articles covering the broadest range of topics in the philosophical canon, as well as philosophy from all continents and all periods. There is also an eight volume print version of this available in the Reference Section of the CIIS Library (Ref.B51.R68.1998). Off-campus use requires password.

Classics in the History of Psychology (Internet)
Includes the full texts of a large number of historically significant public domain documents from the scholarly literature of psychology and allied disciplines. Over 25 books and 200 articles and chapters, in addition to links to over 200 relevant works posted at other sites. The CHP Special Collections are sets of documents focused on a particular topic in the history of psychology. Each Special Collection is edited by a professional in the field who brings together a number of related and historically-signficant primary source documents, interspersing them with short essays setting them in their intellectual, institutional, and broader social contexts.

Mental Measurements Yearbook (WebSPIRS)
MMY contains full text information about and reviews of all EnglisJune 6, 2007skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas as included in the printed Mental Measurements Yearbooks. 1989 to present. Off-campus use requires password.

ProQuest Psychology Journals and PsycARTICLES combined (ProQuest)
ProQuest Psychology Journals includes over 400 psychology and related journals.
PsycARTICLES contains the full-text of the 43 journals published by the American Psychological Association, from 1988 to present. It also has chapters from selected APA books. Off-campus use requires password.

PsycBOOKS (EBSCO)
PsycBOOKS, from the American Psychological Association (APA), contains chapters from over 600 books published by APA and other distinguished publishers. This database has one record per chapter (more than 10,000 total); each chapter a separate PDF document. Includes most scholarly books published by APA from 1953 – 2004, as well as 100 out-of-print books and an additional 70+ classic books of landmark historical impact in psychology. For recent books there may be an embargo period of 2 – 5 years. Off-campus use requires password.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO)
Full text of more than 550 full text journals, including more than 525 peer-reviewed titles. Covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO. Off-campus use requires password.

Dissertations & Theses (ProQuest)
Includes Dissertation Abstracts in its entirety, along with the ability to download the full text of most American or Canadian dissertations or theses published from 1997 to the present. Off-campus use requires password.

Ebooks (various sources)
Thousands of electronic books are accessible through CIIS' Library Catalog. Enter the keyword "ebook" along with other search terms. See About CIIS Ebooks for access instructions.

LookSmart FindArticles (Internet)
Over five million articles from more than 900 publications. Most but not all articles are available for free.

ProQuest Direct (ProQuest)
Search the following ProQuest databases simultaneously: GenderWatch, Nursing Journals, Psychology Journals, PsycArticles, Religion, and the mutidisciplinary Research Library. Off-campus use requires password.

*Password: Resources available to current CIIS staff, students and faculty. Enter last name and ID number to access off-campus.