Databases

Popular Databases

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Academic Search Complete

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Multi-disciplinary database that covers journals and magazines. Also contains hundreds of monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc.

JSTOR

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JSTOR is a highly selective digital library of academic content in many formats and disciplines. The collections include top peer-reviewed scholarly journals as well as respected literary journals, academic monographs, research reports from trusted institutes, and primary sources.

ProQuest Global Newsstream

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Provides one of the largest collections of news from the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. Searchable by language.

ScienceDirect

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Scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from peer-reviewed journals and books.

WorldCat

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A catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.

New / Trial Databases

The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.

Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections

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U.S. election data that provides tables, graphs, and maps for presidential (1789-present), senatorial (1990+), and gubernatorial (1990+) elections.

Restricted to current Bowdoin students and staff.

E&E News

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Comprehensive, daily coverage of environmental and energy policy and markets.

Oxford Research Encyclopedias - Education

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The Oxford Research Encyclopedias (OREs) offer long-form overview articles written, peer-reviewed, and edited by leading scholars. The OREs cover both foundational and cutting-edge topics.

Statista

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Integrates thousands of diverse topics of data and facts from a wide range of sources. Sources of information include market research, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases.