A - Z Databases 

This indexes 12,500 periodicals in the Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts, Physical Sciences, Medicine and Education, with 5,400 titles in full-text. The sources are a mix of academic, professional, and popular periodicals and newspapers.

A favorite for the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, medicine, and education, ASP indexes 8,200 periodicals. Full-text articles from 3,750 peer-reviewed, scholarly journals are found here, plus a number of popular sources.

This multi-media database has 25 online textbooks which can be searched or browsed by curricular topic or organ system. Drug monographs treat names, generics, classes, and patient information. Case studies, lab tests, calculators, videos, and effectiveness statements are also available.

This public site of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has AICPA Professional Standards, Position Statements, Technical Practice Aids, Accounting Trends and Techniques, and Audit and Accounting Guides. To access this site, register free at www.cpa2biz.com. Your log-in is good for future sessions.

Computer science publications from the Association for Computing Machinery are featured in the Digital Library. This is a large collection of full-text articles plus abstracts from almost 50 years of ACM journals, newsletters and conference proceedings.

Full-text computer science articles from the ACM Digital Library are supplemented here with 350,000 additional non-ACM citations such as dissertations, technical reports and grey literature.

This life sciences database, compiled by the National Agricultural Library, indexes literature in agriculture, natural resources, the environment, food and nutrition since 1979.

Alt Press Index retrieves citations and abstracts from nearly 300 alternative periodicals, newspapers and magazines since 1969. This is part of the FirstSearch Premium collection, which requires an Authorization and Password. Contact the Reference Desk via email, or phone (303)-458-4031 (Toll Free: 1-800-388-2366 x4031).

Article citations and abstracts from 1,700 journals on United States and Canadian history and culture, plus citations to books, chapters, book reviews and dissertations.

Thirty journals from the American Chemical Society are found here in full text, plus some added material.

This source contains the personal writings people living during the U.S. Civil War. It is searchable by age, gender, race, battle, or location.

Full text of approximately 1,000 film scripts, including some deleted scenes, plus biographical and bibliographic information.

This audio archive has 57,000 tracks of songs by and about, miners, immigrants, slaves, American Indians, pioneers, and cowboys. The Civil Rights movement, political campaigns, anti-war protests, and other events are included. Also here is a vast collection of African-American Songs from blues, jazz, gospel, ragtime, and other traditions.

Full-text annual reviews from the areas of biochemistry; biophysics; ecology, evolution and systematics; genomics and human genetics; medicine; microbiology; neuroscience; physiology; psychology; physical chemistry; anthropology; and sociology.

This source contains article citations from archeology, physical and cultural anthropology extending back to 1957.

This has full-text access to 15 peer-reviewed journals and bulletins of the American Anthropological Association, plus an archive of related journals.

Art Abstracts provides indexing and abstracts for all areas of fine art, architectural history, fashion, textiles and related fields in art-related periodicals since 1984. It also indexes reproductions of art works. Access is limited to one user at a time. Art Retrospective has the same coverage for the years 1929 to 1984, with a limit of two users at a time.

AHSearch indexes 5,500 journals in the Arts and Humanities from 1980 to the present. This is part of the FirstSearch Premium collection and requires an Authorization and Password. Contact the Reference Desk via email or phone (303)-458-4031 (Toll Free: 1-800-388-2366 x4031).

Scripts of more than 252 plays by 42 Asian American playwrights are included, along with playbills, photos, and biographical information.

A directory of 500,000 national, regional, and international nonprofit organizations including professional societies, trade organizations, and philanthropies.

ATLA indexes religious and theological literature from over 1,600 journals plus books and edited works. It includes full-text articles from about 100 core journals. A special feature is the ability to search by scriptural citation.

BMGI indexes sources referring to 13.6 million names, both contemporary and historical.

This source provides indexing and abstracts for 6,000 sources in biomedicine, biotechnology, toxicology, zoology, ecology and agriculture. Companion indexes include Biology Digest, Medline 1999-present and Toxline in a rolling 5-year index.

This full-text database contains 1200 plays by 200 African and black American playwrights, and supporting information including playbills, productions, and theatres.

A full-text database of writings and speeches by black American leaders from 1776 to the present, you may search this by name, year, historical event, and other fields.

Please log out when finished with this valuable collection of full-text electronic books. Thousands of current titles, especially in IT, business, nonprofit management and leadership are here. Search by keyword in title or even in full-text. Build your own list of favorites and bookmark.

The standard reference for book purchasing in North America also includes out of print and forthcoming titles. Reviews are available in many cases. Please log out at end.

Full text letters and diaries of more than 500 British and Irish women living between 1500 and 1950. Search by name, age, occupation, religion, subject matter, or historical event.

The source is good for periodical and news articles on business and industry. It also incorporates directory information on 100,000 public and private companies, and information derived from business rankings, market share reports, company histories, industry overviews, and investment reports. 500 refereed journals are among its 3,300 full-text sources.

BSP is a versatile source for articles and reports on all aspects of business, economics, and nonprofit management. It has full-text articles from 2,500 business, trade, and industry sources, of which 1,140 are peer-reviewed journals. Also found here are more than 10,000 company profiles, 2,900 company SWOT analyses, and many country, market, and industry profiles.

C2 has two parts for evidence-based information in the social sciences: C2-RIPE for evidenced-based reviews in education, criminology, and social welfare; and SPECTR, a database of many research trials in education, criminology, and psychology.

This index to Roman Catholic literature includes periodical articles, books, book reviews, and Papal and Church documents. Note: last-name-comma-first-name is used when searching persons who are authors or subjects. Pope names appear as John Paul II, Pope.

This is a library of federal and state tax codes, tax court decisions, revenue rulings, and CCH editorial explanations. Locate the GAAP Guide here by selecting Browse for Explanations, Treatises.

Colorado business, economic and demographic data at the state, county and municipal levels.

Full-text for the nine Cell Press journals are included in the ScienceDirect database. Cell, Immunity, Neuron, Molecular Cell, Structure, Current Biology, Developmental Cell, Cancer Cell, Chemistry and Biology, and Cell Metabolism are the journals available from this publisher. Articles are available beginning in 1995.

Chemical Abstracts is now available via SciFinder Scholar. This database covers a variety of scientific disciplines, including Agriculture Science, Biology and Life Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Food Sciences, General Chemistry, Geological Sciences, Material Sciences, Medical Sciences, Physics, and Polymer Science. Remote access is not available at this time.

Choice has reviewed more than 100,000 books suitable for college libraries since 1988, as well as many electronic resources.

CINAHL is the professional source for full-text articles from over 580 journals in nursing and allied health. It also has citations and abstracts for many additional journals. Other publication types included are relevant legal cases, clinical innovations and trials, and citations to dissertations in nursing. CINAHL Headings help define search terms.

This database is an audio library of more than 3,600 albums of classical music from labels around the world. It’s searchable by composer, conductor, genre, instruments, ensemble, with composer biographies and opus lists.

Cochrane has full-text evidence-based reviews of health care practices and treatments, including technology assessments, economic evaluations, and clinical trials.

Compiled by two librarians, this database has broad statistical data on topics including state demographics, health, education, nonprofits, earnings, government receipts, elections, Colorado water, and much more.

Local foundations, trusts, corporations, national funders, government agencies and religious organizations are profiled in this state guide. Password Required. You will log in on their home page. Contact the Reference Desk at (303)-458-4031 (Toll Free: 1-800-388-2366 x4031) or by e-mail.

Here are 51 Colorado newspapers in digital form, dating 1859-1923 from 23 cities and 18 counties, courtesy of the Colorado Historical Society.

The current edition of the Colorado Statutes and Constitution in a searchable version.

CMMC has full-text coverage of 230 journals in communication plus indexing for 600 additional sources. Fields include mass communications, intercultural, nonverbal, conflict resolution, journalism, speech, and film.

Citations and abstracts for content in 160 communication journals, books, reports, and papers and since 1977. Coverage includes mass communication, interpersonal and small group communication, organizational communication, marketing, advertising, crisis communication, public opinion, and the role of technology in communication.

Full-text articles from almost 350 computer industry periodicals, with citations from another 300 titles.

Expert, critical reviews of books, papers, and articles of note in computer science from the ACM.

The Conference Board provides very good original research and analysis in business management and global economics. Corporate giving, governance, hr practices, and Executive Compensation reports are some searchable topics. Multimedia presentations are included.

This is a directory of Congressional committees, members, and staff, with additional biographical information. Password Required. Log in on the home page. Contact the Reference Desk (303)-458-4031 (800-388-2366 x4031) or via email.

This biographical and bibliographic source profiles the lives and literary works of over 100,000 writers of the 20th and 21st-century with occasional interview sidelights.

CLC has extensive literary criticism selected from books, reviews, and articles on 3,000 authors who flourished from 1960 on.

CWI includes full text articles or citations from almost 2,500 international sources related to women's social, economic, or health issues. Password Required for this database in the FirstSearch Premium Collection. Contact the Reference Desk via email, or phone (303)-458-4031 (Toll Free: 1-800-388-2366 x4031).

An extensive audio library of traditional and contemporary music, this database allows you to search performers, ensembles, or browse through many global genres.

This collection covers 22 key topics such as Education, Health, Environment, Business, Employment, and National Security. Content includes encyclopedic entries, statistics, graphs, primary source documents, legislation, and analysis. Hot Topics covers controversial issues in the news.

Balanced journalistic reports on political, social, and economic topics of the day, these are favorites for speeches and debates. Each report has background information, chronologies, supporting documentation, and pro-con arguments on a single issue like health care reform, gun laws, swine flu, or domestic violence.

This collects high court cases and opinions including analysis of major decisions; also profiles of current justices and nominees, a study of voting blocs and a tool to measure differences between justices’ votes. It has primary source documents and a court encyclopedia.

The standard handbook of chemical and physical reference data commonly used by physical scientists and engineers.

Credo contains 410 reference dictionaries and handbooks in all subject areas. You’ll find entries for words, concepts, phenomena, quotes, figures, formulae, or historical or cultural events. Subjects range broadly over the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, and foreign languages.

Formerly Denver Group Guide, this directory lists civic groups, including youth, seniors, fraternal, business & professional, human services, philanthropic, and special interest groups. The Colorado Media Directory lists statewide media outlets, producers, advertising staff, and locally produced programs. Remote access is not available.

Contact information for media names, producers and directors of sales and marketing for radio, TV, student newspapers, and consumer magazines in Colorado. Locally produced shows and occasionally ad rates also are here. Remote access is not available.

DLB has almost 10,000 biographical and critical essays treating significant writers and thinkers from the classical period to the present, working in all genres and from all countries.