Andruss Library Subscription Databases

Database Names by Subject

Off-Campus Access

Remote Access to most subscription databases, from computers not connected to the University's network, is available by using the library number from an activated Bloomsburg University ID using the Pilot Patron Authentication System.

When Off-Campus Access is Denied

1. Omit all spaces between library card numbers. Card activation status may be checked by calling the Library's Circulation Desk at 570-389-4205. Remote access is not provided to the general public, including those with Pennsylvania Resident cards.

2. Version 4.0 or higher of both Netscape and Internet Explorer are recommended for most databases. If you are experiencing difficulties, you may wish to change your browser preferences to allow cookies and enable Java and Javascript. The AOL browser has been known to present difficulties with some databases, especially WebSPIRS.

If all the above steps are taken and access continues to be denied, call (570-389-4801) or Email the Database Coordinator and provide as much information as possible, including the address of the page which had the link to the database you could not access.

Sciences/Technology/Math
ACM Digital Library	Contains the full text of all articles published by the Association for Computing Machinery, plus articles co-published or co-marketed by ACM and other publishers. 1952 - present. fulltext? Full-text. [*]
ACS Publications	Current and back issues of over 30 journals published by the American Chemical Society. 1909 - present. fulltext? Full-text. [*]
Agricola	Indexes more than 4.1 million records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library, including journal articles, books, theses, patents, and technical reports. 1970 - present. fulltext? Partial full-text. [*]
American Association of Physicists in Medicine Reports	The AAPM has made over 100 reports available for free online. 1977 - present. fulltext? Full-text. [The Library has some reports in print, too.]
Annual Reviews Physical Sciences	Synthesizes primary research literature in 29 scientific disciplines. Search across all disciplines or limit search to subject area. Full text articles indicated by a green checkmark; if prompted for a user name/password, we do not subscribe to that journal. 1930 - present. fulltext? Partial full-text. [*]
Applied Science and Technology Full Text	Includes the full text for approximately 185 journals from 1997 to present. fulltext? Partial full-text. [*]
Biological Abstracts	Abstracts and indexes life science journal literature; 4,000+ journals covering agriculture, biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, botany, ecology, environment, microbiology, neurology, pharmacology, and public health; international scope. 1997 - present. fulltext? Partial full-text. [*]
BioOne	Contains the full-text of over 80 academic journals published by American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) member societies and other related organizations. fulltext? Yes. [*]
Chemical Abstracts: SciFinder	The most complete collection of chemical information, with over 18 million abstracts of journal articles, etc. PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A USER NAME AND PASSWORD. CONTACT THE DATABASE COORDINATOR, LINDA NEYER, x4801, FOR THE REGISTRATION URL. 1907 - present. fulltext? Links to full-text. [1 shared seat.]
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete	Indexes 1,300+ scholarly and professional publications, 500+ of which are full-text. Covers engineering, computer theory & systems, new technologies, and social & professional context. fulltext? [*]
EBSCO Animals	Provides in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals. The database consists of indexing, abstracts, and full text records describing the nature and habitat of familiar animals. fulltext? Full-text. [*]
FAITS: Faulkner Advisory for Information Technology Studies	Contains hundreds of online technology reports created for the academic community. Covers IT infrastructure, telecom, wireless communications, data networking, security, enterprise systems, the Internet and WWW, in addition to technology vendors. fulltext? Full-text. [Can also explore by topic or report type.]
GEOBASE	Abstracts from over 2000 journals covering the worldwide literature on geology, geography, and ecology. 1980 - present. fulltext? No full-text. [*]
Geo Ref	Records covering subjects such as mineralogy and crystallography. Bibliographic records from more than 3,000 journals are included in the database as well as books, maps, conference papers, reports, and theses. fulltext? Partial full-text. [*]
GreenFILE	Information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment, including scholarly, government and general-interest titles with content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. fulltext? [*]
IEEE Computer Society Digital Library	Access and search the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Computer Society full-text journals, transactions, and conference proceedings. 1979 - present. fulltext? Full-text. [*]
IOPscience	Provides access to over 80 full-text journals in physics, across scientific, technical and medical disciplines. 1874 - present. fulltext? [*]
MathSciNet	The online version of Mathematical Reviews, which provides timely reviews or summaries of journals (over 1700) and books containing contributions to mathematical research. 1940 - present. fulltext? Partial full-text. [*]
Nature.com - NEW!	Provides access to the journal Nature in addition to letters, blogs, file-sharing and social networks. 2004 - present fulltext? Full-text to Nature only. [*]
Science Citation Index Expanded	Subset of ISI's Web of Science. Select 'Science Citation Index Expanded' on the 'Web of Science' search screen to limit your search to 6400+ major journals across 71 disciplines. 1986 - present. fulltext? Partial full-text. [*]
ScienceDirect	Provides access to over 50 subscribed, full-text journals, including the journal, Digital Investigation: The International Journal of Digital Forensics & Incident Response and the reference book, Encyclopedia of Virology. fulltext? Partial full-text. [!]
Science - NEW!	The American Association for the Advancement of Science provides access to the journal Science here as well as to additional information including news reports, podcasts, videos, images, and more. 1997 - present. fulltext? Yes. [*]
Scirus	Scirus is a free, science-specific database indexing over 18 million full-text articles & abstracts, 13 million patents, and 167 million Web pages. NOTE: Check Andruss Library's 'Periodical Title List' for possible access to journal articles. 1920 - present. fulltext? Partial full-text. [*]
Scitopia	A free, federated search portal which searches journal content, conference proceedings, and patents. Publishers include the Acoustical Society of erica, American Geophysical Union, American Institute of Physics, American Physical Society, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, AVS, The Electrochemical Society, IEEE, Institute of Physics Publishing, Optical Society of America, SPIE, Society of Automotive Engineers, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. fulltext? [To see if the Library has a journal, search the Periodical Title List.]
SPIN Web	To search, click on radio button for "SPIN." Full-text access to American Journal of Physics, The Physics Teacher, and Physical Review Letters. If you are prompted for user name and password, we do not have access to that journal in SPIN, and you should check our Periodical Title list to see if we own. 1975 - present. fulltext? Partial full-text. [*]

Harvey A. Andruss Library

Databases

Off-Campus Access

When Off-Campus Access is Denied

Sciences/Technology/Math