New Databases
August 2023
- Black Freedom Struggle in the 20th Century: Federal Government RecordsIncludes FBI files on Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights activists, and records spanning from the Kennedy to the Reagan White House.
- Immigration Records of the INS, 1880-1930Investigative files of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) covering Asian, Mexican, and European immigration as well as the regulation of prostitution, white slavery, and the suppression of radical immigrants.
- zbMATH OpenContains over 4 million bibliographic entries with reviews or abstracts currently drawn from more than 3,000 journals and serials, and 180,000 books from all areas of pure mathematics, as well as applications particularly in the natural sciences, computer science, economics and engineering.
July 2023
- Index of Medieval ArtImages and descriptive data related to works of art produced between late Antiquity and the sixteenth century. Includes secular subjects as well as those from medieval Christian, Jewish, and Islamic culture.
January 2023
- InfoEd SPINAccess provided by the Office of Contracts and Grants. A comprehensive database of over 1,200 public and private funding sources, including federal, state, and foundation opportunities for all academic disciplines. You must create a profile to access this resource, see: InfoED SPIN User Guide. Email grants@usfca.edu if you have questions.
December 2022
- American Energy SocietyRegistration Required. See "more" below for more information. The American Energy Society is the largest association for energy professionals. Providing non-partisan energy news, insights, and professional development opportunities, AES is a trusted voice with a mission to solve the world's greatest energy and environmental challenges.
November 2022
- Gale Research CompleteSearch across multiple Gale resources, including general research databases, primary sources databases, literature databases, and more. Contains scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, ebooks, and other sources.
October 2022
- OAPEN LibraryOAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) Library is an open access, peer-reviewed platform that includes over 15,000 books and chapters in 55 different languages, predominantly in the areas of humanities and social sciences. Most books and chapters in the OAPEN Library are available for direct download without any cost or registration requirements for the user (some titles only have a portion of chapters available as open access).
September 2022
The following databases are part of Gale Research Complete (also called Gale Access Program):
- Chilton LibraryResource for automotive help, providing vehicle maintenance, repair, and technical service bulletins for most years, makes, and models. Includes step-by-step service and repair procedures; wiring diagrams; maintenance and specification tables; troubleshooting guides and diagnostic trouble codes; photos, illustrations, diagrams and multimedia (videos and animations); ASE test prep; etc.
- Gale Books and AuthorsA reader’s advisory database, featuring read-alikes, reviews, award winners, themed booklists, and more. This resource answers the question, “What do I read next?”
- Gale Business EntrepreneurshipCovers all aspects of starting and operating a business, including finance, management, marketing, human resources, franchising, accounting, and taxes. Includes hundreds of sample business plans, eBooks, as well as content from over 300 business journals and magazines.
- Gale Business Insights: GlobalDetailed company and industry profiles including SWOT reports, market share reports, and financial reports. Thousands of company histories and industry essays from Gale's core business collection. Case studies, scholarly journals, and business news for deep research coverage of global economies.
- Gale Health and WellnessProvides access to full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and more. This comprehensive consumer health resource includes authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices.
- Gale In Context: BiographyProvides coverage of the most searched and studied people, built on a foundation of more than 650,000 biographical entries covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study. Includes authoritative reference content alongside videos, audio selections, images, primary sources, and magazine and journal articles from hundreds of major periodicals and newspapers.
- Gale In Context: CollegeProvides interdisciplinary content that reinforces the development of skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation. Includes full-text newspapers and periodicals like The Economist, The New York Times, National Geographic, Newsweek, Popular Science, Smithsonian, and more.
- Gale In Context: Environmental StudiesProvides access to comprehensive information regarding the study of sustainability and the environment. Topics include ecosystems, global warming, automobile emissions, food safety, and environmental disasters.
- Gale In Context: Global IssuesProvides access to information about important issues of the modern world from a global perspective. Topics explore issues within government, law, health, science and technology, society and culture, and more by way of news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, and statistics.
- Gale In Context: ScienceProvides contextual information on hundreds of today's most significant science topics, covering biology, chemistry, earth and environmental science, physics, and more. Includes millions of full-text articles that from national and global publications, 200+ science experiments, 300+ interactive simulations, other multimedia, and top reference content.
- Gale In Context: U.S. HistoryProvides contextual information on hundreds of the most significant U.S. people, events and topics ranging from the arrival of the first stirrings of the American Revolution and on through the Civil Rights movement, 9/11, and the War on Terror. Content includes reference works, millions of news and periodical articles, and more than 5,000 rare and vital primary source documents that range from slave journals to presidential papers.
- Gale In Context: World HistoryProvides a chronicle of the people, cultures, events, and societies that have formed the history of the human race. Includes rare primary sources, reliable reference, and multi-media content.
- Gale Literature: Book Review IndexIncludes more than 5.6 million book reviews, allowing users to conduct research in numerous disciplines, including literature, history, education, psychology, and more.
- Gale Literature: LitFinderProvides access to literary works and secondary-source materials covering world literature and authors throughout history. Includes 132,000 full-text poems and 670,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories, speeches, and plays. Biographies, work summaries, photographs, and a glossary are also included.
- Gale Literature: Something About the AuthorExamines the lives and works of authors and illustrators. Includes both the main series and Something About the Author Autobiography Series, totaling more than 217 volumes, 12,000 entries, and nearly 17,000 images.
- Gale OneFile: Computer ScienceProvides access to leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries. Includes more than 600 journals and periodicals, providing information on computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology.
- Gale OneFile: Contemporary Women's IssuesProvides access to current and historical full text coverage of issues that influence women's lives across the globe. Content covers topics including civil rights, health, education, professional development, and entrepreneurship.
- Gale OneFile: Diversity StudiesProvides access to journals that explore cultural differences, contributions, and influences in the global community. Includes more than 2.7 million articles from 150 journals, updated daily.
- Gale OneFile: Gender StudiesProvides access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family, and marital issues, LGBTQ community, and more.
- Gale OneFile: Informe AcadémicoProvides access to a wide range of full-text Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines both from and about Latin America.
- Gale OneFile: LegalTracProvides indexing for more than 1,200 major law reviews, legal newspapers, specialty publications, Bar Association journals, and international legal journals, including more than 200 titles in full text. Includes coverage of federal and state cases, laws and regulations, legal practice and taxation, as well as British Commonwealth, European Union, and international law.
- Gale OneFile: NewsProvides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
- Gale OneFile: Pop Culture StudiesProvides access to scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture. The database offers useful information for researchers in social science, history, art or liberal arts courses.
- Gale Primary Sources: Archives UnboundProvides access to primary source documents organized by topic, including: African American studies, American Indian studies, Asian studies, British history, Holocaust studies, LGBT studies, Latin America and Caribbean studies, Middle East studies, political science, religious studies, and women’s studies.
Updated Databases
- Gale Literature CriticismReviews and criticism on literature from all eras.Full-text and excerpted criticism, essays, and reviews of literary works beginning from the date of publication, up to the present. Particularly useful for looking at the reception of a work in its own time, or to view the changing reputation of a work or author over time. Formerly called Literature Criticism Online.
July 2022
- Far Eastern Economic Review ArchiveComprises the run of the renowned newsweekly (1946-2009). Known for its authoritative reporting, this publication was devoted to many facets of the Asia-Pacific region, including politics, economics, international relations, and the arts/culture. Following an initial emphasis on China and Hong Kong, the scope of the magazine’s coverage subsequently expanded to encompass other regions and countries, including Japan, India and Australia, as well as smaller Asian states.
- Rolling Stone ArchiveIncludes all issues of Rolling Stone Magazine, from its launch in 1967 to the present. One of the most influential consumer magazines of the 20th-21st centuries, it has been a leading vehicle for rock and popular music journalism, as well as covering wider entertainment topics such as film and popular culture. Major journalists and authors who have contributed include Hunter S. Thompson, Patti Smith, and Tom Wolfe.
Updated Databases
- South Asia ArchiveCulturally and historically significant literary material produced from within — and about — the South Asian region. Subjects included archaeology, industry, parliamentary debates and concerns, and law case reports. Other reports include a near complete set of the Calcutta riots of 1946 and gazetteers from a range of districts and territories, providing insight into colonial India.