VIVA Resources
The following resources are available to users at VIVA member institutions. VIVA member institutions include all of Virginia's public colleges and universities, as well as some non-profit colleges and universities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Users not affiliated with a VIVA member institution should contact their own institution or their local public library to determine which resources they have access to through their own library.
Users accessing resources from off-campus should go through their library's website in order to be allowed access to the resources.
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Academic Press[OCLC]
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Academic Search Complete[EBSCO]
Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=a9h- ArticleFirst[OCLC]
Index of articles from the areas of business, science, humanities, social sciences, medicine, technology, and popular culture.
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=ArticleFirst&done=referer
Associates Programs Source[EBSCO]
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=oih
Blackwell Journals[Blackwell]
Provides online access to all journals published by the Blackwell Publishing. Journals cover all disciplines, including the fields of arts and humanities, business and economics, engineering, law, medicine, social sciences, sciences, and technology.
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/- Books in Print[Bowker]
Use this database to search for books in and out of print. Search by author, title, subject, ISBN and more.
http://www.globalbooksinprint.com/bip - Congressional LexisNexis[LexisNexis]
The world's most comprehensive source of U.S. government information: Congressional publications, Bills, Hearings, Testimony, Legislative research information, access to LexisNexis and much more.
web.lexis-nexis.com/congcomp - Dissertation Abstracts[OCLC]
The complete range of academic subjects appearing in dissertations accepted at accredited institutions.
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=Dissertations&done=referer
Encyclopedia Britannica Online[EB]
Fully-searchable collection of authoritative references, including Britannica's latest article database, hundreds of articles not found in the print edition, and web links.
http://search.eb.com/
Fuente Academica [EBSCO]
Scholarly journal articles in Spanish, covering many academic areas.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=zbh- GPO Monthly Catalog[OCLC]
Records of all subjects of interest to the US Government. Produced by the Government Printing Office.
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=gpo&done=referer
MasterFILE Premier [EBSCO]
Index, abstracts, and full text covering nearly all subjects including general reference, business, health, and much more. Designed for a general (as opposed to academic) audience.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=f5h
Military & Government Collection [EBSCO]
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=mth
Newspaper Source Plus [EBSCO]
Full text for regional U.S. newspapers, international newspapers, newswires, and newspaper columns.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=n5h- Oxford English Dictionary[Oxford University Press]
The full text of the classic 22-volume Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Edition, which provides information on the historical development of the language.
http://dictionary.oed.com/entrance.dtl - Oxford Reference Online[Oxford University Press]
Premium Collection contains more than 100 Oxford University Press dictionaries and reference books. Texts are updated after new editions of the print book are published.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/
Oxford University Press Journals[Oxford University Press]
Over 100 periodical titles in the fields of the humanities, social sciences, and the sciences. The full text is generally available for the past several years, though abstracts of articles date back additional years.
http://www.oxfordjournals.org/- PapersFirst[OCLC]
Papers included in every congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium, and meeting received at The British Library.
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=papersfirst&done=referer - ProceedingsFirst[OCLC]
Citations and the table of contents for every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at the British Library.
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=proceedings&done=referer - Ulrich's Periodical's Directory[Proquest]
A unique, current, comprehensive and continuously updated source of information on selected periodicals and serials published in the United States and throughout the world. Approximately 47,000 discontinued titles from 1974 onward are included.
http://www.ulrichsweb.com/ulrichsweb/ - World Almanacs[OCLC]
Includes biographies, encyclopedia entries, facts, and statistics.
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=worldalmanac&done=referer - WorldCat[OCLC]
Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=worldcat&done=referer
African-American Poetry, 1760 - 1900[ProQuest (locally hosted)]
African-American Poetry, 1760-1900, is a collection of over 2,500 poems. It provides a survey of African American poetry from the earliest published African American poems to the works of Paul Laurence Dunbar.
http://lib.virginia.edu/digital/collections/text/ch_afam_poetry.html/- Alternative Press Index with Archive[OCLC]
Nearly 290 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines that report and analyze the practices and theories of cultural, economic, political and social change. The coverage in the database currently extends back to 1991.
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=AltPressIndex&done=referer - America : History and Life[ABC-CLIO]
Provides English language abstracts of scholarly literature (journal articles, articles in collections, dissertations, book and media reviews) on the history and culture of the U.S. and Canada.
http://serials.abc-clio.com/active/go/ABC-Clio-Serials_v4.2
American Poetry Database[ProQuest (locally hosted)]
American Poetry includes 40,356 poems from 1,288 works by 209 poets, along with six landmark anthologies of American poetry. The database gathers the works of the most influential American poets, from the Colonial period to the early twentieth century.
http://lib.virginia.edu/digital/collections/text/ch_am_poetry.html- Arts & Humanities Search[OCLC]
Arts and Humanities Search indexes more than 1,300 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals.
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname= AHSearch&done=referer - Clase and Periódica[OCLC]
indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences and humanities.
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=ClasePeriodica&done=referer
English Poetry 600-1900[ProQuest (locally hosted)]
English Poetry, 600-1900, contains poems in English from Anglo-Saxon times to the end of the nineteenth century by writers from the British Isles. It covers the works of 1,257 named poets and many items by different anonymous hands.
http://lib.virginia.edu/digital/collections/text/ch_eng_poetry.html
English Verse Drama[ProQuest (locally hosted)]
English Verse Drama contains more than 2,200 works by around 500 named and over 300 works by unknown authors.
http://lib.virginia.edu/digital/collections/text/ch_eng_verse_drama.html
HarpWeek[Harper's]
Access to Harper's Weekly by Category, Topic, and Time Period, in indexes of the History, Literature, Advertising, Illustrations, and Names found in this diverse source. Time period covered is 1857-1882.
http://www.harpweek.com/- Historical Abstracts[ABC-CLIO]
Provides English language abstracts of scholarly literature (journal articles, articles in collections, dissertations, book reviews) on world history from 1450, excluding North America.
http://serials.abc-clio.com/active/go/ABC-Clio-Serials_v4.2 -
Humanities International Complete [EBSCO]
Index, abstracts, and full text for journals, books and other resources in the humanities.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hlh
Literature Resource Center[Gale]
Full-text biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 writers from a variety of periods and disciplines. Includes access to the MLA International Bibliographic database.
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/?db=LitRC
Modern Language Association (MLA) International Bibliography[Gale]
MLA International Bibliography indexes scholarly works (journal articles, monographs, book chapters, dissertation abstracts, and series) on literature, languages, linguistics, film studies, cultural studies, and folklore.
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/?db=MLA
Project Muse[Johns Hopkins University Press]
Offers 250 journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers. One of the academic community's primary electronic journals resources, it covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, and others.
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/
Religion and Philosophy Collection [EBSCO]
Index, abstracts, and full text covering such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=rlh- Virginia Heritage Project[VHP]
Virginia Heritage, a consolidated database of finding aids to manuscript and archival collections, provides information about historical materials that document Virginia History and culture from 1607 to the present.
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/vhp/
Business Index ASAP[Gale]
Source types include: Full text (460) business and management journals; trade/industry publications; and national business magazines. Also includes most recent 6 months of business & finance sections of Wall Street Journal.
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/?db=BIM
Business Source Complete [EBSCO]
Index, abstracts, and full text covering scholarly business publications.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=bth
Columbia International Affairs Online [ Columbia University Press]
Full text of more than 400 working papers, 40 conference proceedings, and 10 books annually, as well as abstracts from leadinginternational relations research journals, brief reports, monthly statistics and maps.
http://www.ciaonet.org/- CSA Materials Business File[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Covers industry news, product and process developments, plant development and construction, international trade data, government regulations, and management issues.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=mbf - EconLit[Proquest(Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Indexes and abstracts 400 journals as well as working papers, dissertations and books. Produced by the Journal of Economic Literature.
www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=econlit-set-c - Economia y Negocios [EBSCO]
Citations in Spanish for articles on business and economics.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=agh
Factiva[Proquest]
Delivers articles from more than 4,000 Reuters and Dow Jones journalists worldwide - just minutes after the news appears in real-timeservices. Factiva provides access to more than 900 non-English sources.
http://global.factiva.com/en/sess/login.asp?xsid=S003cbsYXm nNdmnMDItMDIoMDAp5DByMU38ODJ9Rc yqUUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQ UFBQUFBQUFBQUFBQUEA
Factiva title list[Proquest]
View the list of titles included in the Factiva database.
View Title List
Hospitality & Tourism Complete [EBSCO]
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hjh
Legal Collection [EBSCO]
Index, abstracts and full text of articles on law and legal topics.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=lgh- NCJRS: National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Contains summaries of over 189,000 U.S. and international publications, including federal, state, and local government reports, books,research reports, journal articles, audiovisual presentations, and unpublished research.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=ncjrs - PAIS International with Archive[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Contains references to more than 553,300 journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, researchreports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=pais
Regional Business News [EBSCO]
A full text newswire database that incorporates business wires from all over the world.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=bwh- STAT-USA[US Department of Commerce]
A service of the US Department of Commerce, this is the site for US business, economic, and trade information.
http://www.stat-usa.gov/
Vente et Gestion [EBSCO]
French language business journals.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=frh- WorldScope GLOBAL[OCLC]
Basic financial information on public companies worldwide.
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=worldscope&done=referer
Communication & Mass Media Complete [EBSCO]
Index, abstracts, and full text for journals in communication and mass media.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=ufh
Computers & Applied Sciences Complete [EBSCO]
Index, abstracts and full text of articles in many engineering disciplines, computer theory, and new technologies.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=iih
Safari Tech Books [ProQuest]
Books on all aspects of computing, programming, and information technology subjects, from publishers such as O'Reilly, Sam Publishing, New Riders, and Adobe.
http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/?uicode=viva
American Journal of Psychiatry[American Psychiatric Association]
http://sfx.library.vcu.edu/sfx_local?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-- ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (1987- )[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Contains over 375,000 records from over 500 journals published in 16 different countries, including the UK and US.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=assia - Contemporary Women's Issues[OCLC]
Provides global information on women. Journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, along with fact sheets.
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=cwi&done=referer
Education Research Complete [EBSCO]
Index, abstracts and full text of articles and other publications in education research.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=ehh- ERIC[EBSCO]
References to thousands of educational topics. Includes journal articles, books. theses, curricula, conference papers, and standards and guidelines.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=eric - ERIC[OCLC]
References to thousands of educational topics. Includes journal articles, books. theses, curricula, conference papers, and standards and guidelines.
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=eric&done=referer - ERIC (1966- )[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
References to thousands of educational topics. Includes journal articles, books. theses, curricula, conference papers, and standards and guidelines.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=eric - Physical Education Index[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Indexed and classified records from peer-reviewed journals, report literature, conference proceedings, trade magazines, patents, and other publications. Includes abstracts, e-mail addresses, expanded publisher and author information, and other data.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=pei-set-c
PsycArticles[EBSCO]
Definitive source of searchable full-text, peer-reviewed, scholarly and scientific articles in psychology. Contains 59 journals – 48 published by the American Psychological Association (APA) and 11 from allied organizations.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=pdh
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection [EBSCO]
Index, abstracts, and full text covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry and psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=pbh- PsycInfo[EBSCO]
The PsycINFO database covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and other areas.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=psyh - Social Services Abstracts (1980- )[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=ssa-set-c - Sociological Abstracts (1963- )[Proquest(Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=socioabs - Women's Studies International [EBSCO]
Index and abstracts for publications covering Women’s Studies.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=fyh
ACS Publications[American Chemical Society]
Includes full-text from all 34 American Chemical Society publications, from the broad coverage journals such as the Journal of the American Chemical Society to the specialist journals such as Environmental Science and Technology.
http://pubs.acs.org/wls/journals/query/subscriberSearch.html- Advanced Polymers Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Captures technical information about the uses, manufacturing, and properties of thermoset and thermoplastic resins -- materials that compete heavily with metals for structural applications. A a subset of the Engineered Materials Abstracts database.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=ema-polymers-set-c - Agricola[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides access to journal articles, monographs, proceedings, and theses pertaining to all aspects of agriculture
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=agricola - Aids and Cancer Research Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides bibliographic data from the worldwide scientific literature as related to AIDS, immunology, virology, and cancer genetics. Both basic science research as well as clinical applications.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=aidscan - Algology Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C)[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
For the benefit of researchers working with algae, fungi, protozoa, or lichens, this journal separates out all the relevant studies in the literature and organizes them in one source for easy reference.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=microbiology-c-set-c - Aluminum Industry Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Comprehensive coverage of the world's technical literature on aluminum, production processes, products, applications, and business developments.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=aia
Alt HealthWatch[EBSCO]
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=awh
AMS Journals[American Mathematical Society]
Full-text access to all 8 journals published by the AMS.
http://www.ams.org/joursearch/index.html- Animal Behavior Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Significant papers relevant to animal behavior, with subjects ranging from neurophysiology to behavioral ecology, from genetics to applied ethology, are covered.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=animal-behavior-set-c"
Annual Reviews[Annual Reviews]
Includes the Biological and Medical Sciences Suite, the Physical Sciences Suite, and the Social Sciences Suite.
http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/search/advanced- ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering (1981- )[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Coverage includes new technologies such as information technology and computing, electronics, biotechnology, medical technology, as well as engineering (including construction, electrical and chemical engineering) and allied subject areas.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=ante
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology[OVID]
Devoted to obstetrics, gynecology, fetuses, the placenta and the newborn.
http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=toc&D=ovft&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&AN=00000447-000000000-00000
AORN[OVID]
Contains clinical information, research articles, and perioperative nursing standards of practice.
http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=toc&D=ovft&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&AN=00000703-000000000-00000- Aqualine (1960- )[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides comprehensive focus on trade, technical and scientific literature concerning all aspects of water resources.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=aqualine - ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts Database Collection[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provided by a growing network of information centers monitoring over 5,000 serial publications, books, reports, conference proceedings, translations and limited distribution literature.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=asfa - ASFA 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides extensive coverage of basic and applied research on aquatic organisms.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=asfa1 - ASFA 2: Ocean Technology, Policy and Non-Living Resources[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Coverage spans the wide-ranging fields of oceanography: physical, descriptive, dynamical, chemical, geological, and biological aspects areextensively examined, as well as limnology, ocean engineering, and specific resources.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=asfa2 - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Abstracts journal devoted exclusively to research and policy on the contamination of oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and estuaries.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=asfa3 - ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides specific coverage of the planned management of aquatic organisms.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=aquaculture - ASFA Marine Biotechnology Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Summarizes findings and practical applications concerned with the science, tehcnology, and management of miarine environments.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=marine
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library[ACM]
Citations and full-text articles in the area of computing and information technologies from journals, magazines, and conference proceedings published by the ACM, one of the world's largest computing societies.
http://portal.acm.org/dl.cfm- Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B)[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides access to clinical findings as well as all aspects of pure bacteriology, biochemistry, and genetics.r-reaching clinical findings as well as all aspects of pure bacteriology, biochemistry, and genetics.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=bacteriology - Biology Digest (1994- )[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
A compilation of abstracts and indexes of domestic and international literature in the area of life sciences.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=biodigest
BioOne[BioOne]
Includes a broad selection of full-text, peer-reviewed journals & bulletins published by American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) member societies & other closely related organizations. Currently, around 45 journals are available.
http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=search-simple- Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Covers ground-breaking research, applications, regulatory developments and new patents across all areas of biotechnology and bioengineering, including medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, environmental and marine biology.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=biotbioe - Calcium and Calcified Tissue Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Assembles pertinent information from wide-ranging sources, reflecting the multi-disciplinary nature of calcium research.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=calcified-tissue-set-c - Ceramic Abstracts/World Ceramic Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides international coverage on the manufacture, processing, applications, properties and testing of traditional and advanced ceramics.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=wca - Chemoreception Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Brings together studies from many diverse disciplines relating to the biochemistry, neurobiology, molecular biology, and physiology of smell, taste, internal chemoreception, chemotaxis, and infochemicals such as pheromones.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=chemoreception - CINAHL[EBSCO]
The Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL) provides authoritative coverage of the literature related to nursing and allied health. Includes links to many full text articles.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=jlh - Composite Industry Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Focuses on polymers and ceramics reinforced with fibers, honeycombs, whiskers and laminates. Sources covered include over 3,000 periodicals, conference proceedings, technical reports, trade journal/newsletter items, patents, books, and press releases.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=ema-composites-set-c - Computer and Information Systems Abstracts (1981- )[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides a comprehensive monthly update on the latest theoretical research and practical applications. Includes over 3,000 periodicals, conference proceedings, technical reports, trade journal/newsletter items, patents, books, and press releases.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=computer - Conference Papers Index (1982- )[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Conference Papers provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=cpindex
Consumer Health Complete [EBSCO]
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=chc- Copper Data Center Database[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Online bibliographic database of the world's literature on copper, copper alloys, and copper technology.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva016&cat=copper - Corrosion Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
International sources of literature are scanned and abstracted in the areas of general corrosion, testing, corrosion characteristics, preventive measures, materials construction and performance, and equipment for many industries.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=corrosion
CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics[CRC Press (Taylor & Francis)]
Online version of reference work that provides chemical and physical data for scientists and engineers.
http://www.hbcpnetbase.com/- CSA Biological Sciences Database Collection[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=bisci - CSA Engineered Materials Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
An electronic database containing Ceramics, Composites and Polymers subfiles. Sources covered include over 3,000 periodicals, conference proceedings, technical reports, trade journal/newsletter items, patents, books, and press releases.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=emabs - CSA Mechanical and Transportation Engineering[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the serials literature in mechanical and transportation engineering and their complementary fields.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=mechtrans-set-c - CSA Neurosciences Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Covers all aspects of vertebrate and invertebrate neuroscience.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=neurosciences - CSA Technology Collection[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=technology - Ecology Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Focuses on how organisms interact with their environments and with other organisms. Includes relevant papers on evolutionary biology, economics, and systems analysis as they relate to ecosystems or the environment.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=ecology - EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Extracts key issues from government-released environmental impact statements. Each entry includes a description of the project, sections on positive impact and negative consequences, and legal mandates.
www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=eis-set-c - Electronics and Communications Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides international coverage as well as coverage of numerous non-serial publications. Sources covered include over 3,000 periodicals, conference proceedings, technical reports, trade journal/newsletter items, patents, books, and press releases.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=electronics - Engineered Materials Abstracts, Ceramics[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides a central source of information on structural ceramics. A subset of the Engineered Materials Abstracts database.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=ema-ceramics-set-c
ENGnetBase[CRC Press (Taylor & Francis)]
Provides electronic access to a large collection of engineering handbooks published by CRC Press.
http://engnetbase.com/ejournals/categories/default.asp- Entomology Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Gathers and summarizes recent information on millions of insects and insect-like species.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=entomology
Environment Complete [EBSCO]
Index, abstracts and full text of articles on environmental studies.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=eih- Environmental Engineering Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Covers the world literature pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, and energy production.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=environmental-set-c - Environmental Science and Pollution Management (1981- )[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides comprehensive coverage of the environmental sciences. Abstracts and citations are drawn from over 6000 serials including scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=espm - Genetics Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=genetics - GEOBASE[OCLC]
Records covering the worldwide literature on geology, geography and ecology.
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=GEOBASE&done=referer
Geriatric Nursing[OVID]
Provides clinical information and management advice relating to the care of older adults.
http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=toc&D=ovft&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&AN=00003971-000000000-00000- Health and Safety Science Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides a comprehensive, timely survey of recent work relating to public health, safety, and industrial hygiene.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=health-safety-set-c
Health Source - Consumer Edition [EBSCO]
Information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hxh
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition [EBSCO]
Index, abstracts, and full text focusing on many medical disciplines, particularly nursing and allied health.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hch
Heart & Lung[OVID]
Publishes practical articles on critical care.
http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=toc&D=ovft&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&AN=00060606-000000000-00000- Human Genome Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Offers a comprehensive source for developments and promising applications emerging from international genome research, including the massive Human Genome Project.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=human-genome-set-c
IEL/ASPP Collections[IEEE]
Provides full-text access to all journals, transactions and conference proceedings published by the electrical engineering organizations IEEE and IEE.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/search/advsearch.jsp- Immunology Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Summarizes studies relating to all aspects of immune systems in man and animals, in normal functions and disorders.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=immunology - Industrial and Applied Microbiology Abstracts(Microbiology A)[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Assembles significant findings and practical applications in agricultural, food and beverage, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=microbiology-a-set-c
IOP Journals[Institute of Physics]
Includes full-text access.
http://www.iop.org/EJ/
Journal of Applied Physiology[American Physiological Society]
http://jap.physiology.org/
Journal of Biological Chemistry[American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology]
http://www.jbc.org/
Journal of Cell Biology[Rockefeller University Press]
Provides a forum for articles in all branches of contemporary cell biological research from the international community.
http://www.jcb.org/
Journal of Emergency Nursing[OVID]
Provides information on emergency care, with articles written and reviewed by emergency nurses.
http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=toc&D=ovft&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&AN=00005465-000000000-00000
Journals@OVID[OVID]
Search for articles in Journals@OVID.
http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&PAGE=main&NEWS=n&D=yrovft- Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
A valuable source for the latest in linguistics and its various sub-disciplines. Non-evaluative abstracts of articles from hundreds of serials published around the world, complemented with coverage of books, occasional papers, monographs, & more.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=llba
LWW Total Access Journal Collection[OVID]
A collection of over 260 medical journals, from essential core journals to specialized resources in areas such as nursing and bioscience.
View Title List
Connect to Journals@OVID: http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&PAGE=main &NEWS=n&D=yrovft - Materials Research Database with METADEX[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Sources covered include over 3,000 periodicals, conference proceedings, technical reports, trade journal/newsletter items, patents, books, and press releases. Includes 8 subfiles.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=materials-set-c
MathSciNet[American Mathematical Society]
A searchable web database providing access to over 59 years of Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications.
http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/
MedicLatina [EBSCO]
Medical research and investigative journal articles in Spanish.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=lth- MEDLINE[EBSCO]
Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE is recognized as the premier source of coverage for biomedical literature. MEDLINE encompasses information from Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing.
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=cmedm - MEDLINE[OCLC]
Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE is recognized as the premier source of coverage for biomedical literature. MEDLINE encompasses information from Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing.
http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=medline&done=referer - MEDLINE (1993-)[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE is recognized as the premier source of coverage for biomedical literature. MEDLINE encompasses information from Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=medline - METADEX[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Comprehensive source for information on metals and alloys: their properties, manufacturing, applications, and development. Contains over 1,425,000 references.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=metadex
Molecular Biology of the Cell[American Society for Cell Biology]
http://www.molbiolcell.org/
Nature[Nature Publishing Group]
Publishes original scientific research reports, review articles surveying recent developments in specific disciplines, short contributions, letters, and commentary.
http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html- Nucleic Acids Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Includes detailed perspectives on innovative cloning and sequencing strategies as well as gene regulatory sequences and proteins, RNA processing and transport, RNA editing DNA biosynthesis, transcription factors and oncoproteins.
http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&db=nucleic-acids-set-c
Nursing Education Perspectives[OVID]
Features news and articles on interdisciplinary, community-based health care delivery, education and research, as well as social and economic issues that affect health care and higher education.
http://gateway.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=toc&D=ovft&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&AN=00024776-000000000-00000- Oceanic Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Focuses on marine biology and physical oceanography, fisheries, aquaculture, non-living resources, meteorology and geology, plus environmental, technological, and legislative topics.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=oceanic - Oncogenes and Growth Factors Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Covers every aspect of oncogene research into the molecular basis of malignant transformations.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=oncogenes - Plant Science (1994- )[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Includes citations and abstracts of scientific literature on plant science, focussing on all plant scientific aspects, especially on pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, techniques and environmental biology.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=plantsci - Pre-CINAHL[EBSCO]
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=cih - Pollution Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides access to environmental information necessary to resolve day-to-day problems, ensure ongoing compliance, and handle emergency situations more effectively.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=pollution - Risk Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides broad, multidisciplinary coverage of risk-related concerns ranges from public and environmental health to social issues and psychological aspects.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=risk - Safety Science & Risk Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=hsafety
Salud en Espanol (CHC Spanish Version) [EBSCO]
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=chc-spa
Science[AAAS]
http://www.sciencemag.org/- Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides global coverage on all aspects of theory, production, and application of solid state materials and devices - as well as the new high- and low-temperature superconductivity technology.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=solid-state - Toxicology Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Covers issues from social poisons and substance abuse to natural toxins, from legislation and recommended standards to environmentalissues.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=toxicology - Toxline (1993- )[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides bibliographic citations and abstracts from the core journal literature in toxicology. Produced by the National Library of Medicine.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=toxline - Virology and AIDS Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Comprehensive coverage of the world literature on every aspect of virology in humans, animals, and plants is featured, with topics ranging from replication cycles to oncology.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=virology - Water Resources Abstracts[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Provides summaries of the world's technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=waterres - WELDASEARCH[Proquest (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)]
Contains abstracts to journal articles, research reports, books, st&ards, patents, theses & special publications in the areas of joining metals, plastics & ceramics, metal & ceramic spraying, thermal cutting, brazing, soldering & related topics.
www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=viva&access=viva020&cat=weldasearch
VIVA is funded by the Virginia General Assembly and the VIVA member institutions, and is sponsored by the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV). For questions, comments or suggestions contact VIVA
Updated June 2, 2008
