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Research Help: EBSCOHost Database Descriptions

The BMCC Library subscribes to number of databases which are called EBSCOHost databases. These databases can be accessed anywhere in the BMCC building or remotely from a computer off campus. The journal and magazine literature in the EBSCOHost databases covers all subject areas.

Database Name Subject Coverage Features
Academic Search Premier All subject areas -
humanities, social sciences, and sciences including: education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies
  • 3,800 full text journals (including peer-reviewed journals) and magazines
  • Color embedded images
American Humanities Index Collection of bibliographic references to literary, scholarly and creative journals published in the United States and Canada. No full text available.
Business Source Premier Business periodicals in the areas of management, economics, finance, marketing, and accounting
  • 2,900+ full text periodicals
  • Database also includes: Country Monitor and Industry Yearbook Reports from WEFA.
CINAHL Professional journals in nursing and allied health disciplines.
  • No full text available
  • Coverage as far back as 1982
  • Index of healthcare books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software in nursing, audiovisuals, and book chapters
Clinical Pharmacology Current, concise and clinically-relevant drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs. Full text available
Clinical Reference Systems Clinical Reference Systems offers thousands of essays, many with images, covering nine major health related subjects including: adult health, behavioral health, cardiology, eye, drug and medication information, pediatric health, senior health, women's health and sports medicine. Full text available.
EBSCO Animals Information on the nature and habitat of familiar animals. Full text available
Econlit Provides comprehensive information on accounting, capital markets, econometrics, economic forecasting, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory, urban economics and much more. No full text available.
ERIC Information from all fields of education Full text available
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Full text available
General Science Collection The database offers full text coverage for more than 60 of the most popular science publications including Archaeology, Astronomy, International Wildlife, Popular Science, Science News, Scientific American, and many others. Full text available.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition Medical periodicals: nursing, allied health and other medical disciplines
  • 850 full text journals.
  • Covers all disciplines within the field of nursing.
MagillOnAuthors Information on renowned authors from all over the world/all ages
  • Full text available
  • Overview of author's life and achievements
MagillOnLiterature Critical analysis and plot summaries of works (fiction and non-fiction) in the history of literature.
  • Full text available
  • Complete contents of 31 sets of reference books including nearly 20 Masterplots and Masterplots II titles, the Cyclopedia of World Authors, the Cyclopedia of Literary Characters, as well as 10 years of Magill's Literary Annuals and Magill Book Reviews
MasterFILE Premier All subject areas including humanities, social science, sciences and general reference resources.
  • 2,000+ full text journals, magazines, and pamphlets (including Consumer Reports)
  • Biographies of famous people
  • Charts, tables and graphs
  • Color embedded images
  • Full text of 5,000 Magill's Book Reviews
  • Essential Documents in American History: 1,000 original historical documents including the speeches of Martin Luther King
  • Available reference books include: World Almanac, American Reference Library, Columbia Encyclopedia, FDCH Political Transcripts, FDCH Congressional Testimony, FDCH Government Account Reports, and American History & Politics
MasterFILE Select All subject areas including humanities, social science, sciences and general reference resources. 800 full text journals, magazines, pamphlets and general reference sources.
MAS Ultra - School Edition MAS Ultra – School Edition provides nearly 550 full text pamphlets, 281 full text reference books, 84,074 biographies, 86,132 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. Full text available for nearly 550 popular general interest and current events publications.
MEDLINE Index of journals in the area of: medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences
  • No full text available
  • Abstracts from over 4,600 current biomedical journals
Military & Government Collection Offers current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government. Full text available for more than 300 journals.
Pre-CINHAL Includes limited bibliographic information (no subject searching), available only for the time when these articles are being assigned additional indexing.
  • No full text available
Primary Search Magazines for elementary school research
  • 60 full text magazines
  • Database also contains: World Almanac of the U.S.A., World Almanac for Kids, Encyclopedia of Animals and Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection Covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Full text available for more than 550 journals.
Communication & Mass Media Complete Resource for students, researchers, and educators interested in any and all aspects of communication and mass media. Full text available for over 200 titles.
PsycARTICLES The PsycARTICLES database covers general psychology and specialized, basic, applied, clinical and theoretical research in psychology. Full text available.
PsycINFO All fields of psychology and the psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law
  • No full text available
  • Summaries of articles are available
  • Coverage spans from 1887 to the present
Regional Business News Newswires on business, political, economic and other diverse, international news events Incorporates 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires. Full text of newswires for most recent 30 days. Several hundred articles are added to Business Wire News database each day.
TOPICsearch Articles from more than 3,000 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers, EBSCO's periodicals collection, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information.
  • Full text available
  • Each article is associated to a main topic or current event.