Databases by Name
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Black Studies Center (ProQuest)
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Gateway to current and historical material on African-Americans, the African Diaspora and Africa including scholarly essays, recent periodicals, and historical newspaper articles. | Partial | No | more information | |
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Des Moines Register (full-text version) (ProQuest)
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Iowa's largest and most influential newspaper, focusing on Des Moines and its suburbs with news coverage including regional, national, and international issues and events. Coverage: 11/27/2002 - date. Older material is available on Microfilm only. | No | No | more information | |
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Des Moines Register (scanned version) (ProQuest)
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Scanned digital version of the Des Moines Register from 2009 – present (with a 5-10 month delay) | No | No | more information | |
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Ethnic NewsWatch (ProQuest)
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Features newspapers, magazines, and journals from various ethnic and minority presses. | Yes | No | more information | |
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GenderWatch (ProQuest)
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A database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas. | Yes | No | more information | |
| MEDLINE (PubMed) |
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National Library of Medicine's free version of Medline | Yes | No | more information | |
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PapersFirst (OCLC)
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Index of papers presented at conferences worldwide. | Partial | No | more information | |
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Periodicals Archive Online (ProQuest)
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Archive of backfiles of scholarly periodicals in the arts, humanities and social sciences, spanning more than two centuries of content, 37 key subject areas, and multiple languages. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice, 4e (AccessPharmacy)
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Full-text ebook available on the AccessPharmacy platform. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice, 5e (AccessPharmacy)
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Chapters from the forthcoming 5th edition of Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice now available! Full text ebook available on the AccessPharmacy platform. | Yes | No | more information | |
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PharmacyLibrary (APhA)
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PharmacyLibrary from American Pharmacists Association (APhA) features content from APhA's authoritative textbooks, an interactive NAPLEX review, case studies, and active learning exercises that focus on a variety of practice skills. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Philosopher's Index (Proquest)
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Author-written abstracts covering scholarly research in all areas of philosophy. | No | No | more information | |
| PoliticoPro |
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A premium policy news and information resource designed to keep students, faculty and researchers in lock-step with the unprecedented pace of developments in our current political climate. | No | No | more information | |
| Politics in America |
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Information on members of the U.S. Congress and their districts. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Pop Culture Collection (Gale)
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Database of scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture. | Partial | Yes | more information | |
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PRISMA (ProQuest)
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Database providing full-text access to journals in the social sciences and humanities for the interdisciplinary academic study of Hispanic and Latin America and the Caribbean Basin. | Yes | No | more information | |
| PrivCo - Private Company Financial Intelligence |
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PrivCo is a source for business and financial data on non-publicly traded corporations. | No | No | more information | |
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Proceedings (Conference) (OCLC)
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Index of worldwide conference proceedings. | No | No | more information | |
| Project Muse |
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Full-text of scholarly journals published by Johns Hopkins University and other university presses. | Yes | Yes | more information | |
| ProQuest Congressional |
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Historic and current congressional information supporting in-depth research in public policy, historical, and legal areas of interest | No | No | more information | |
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PsycARTICLES (Proquest )
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Full-text journals published by the American Psychological Association & allied organizations. | Yes | No | more information | |
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PsycCRITIQUES (Proquest)
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Note: PsycCRITIQUES ended publication in Fall 2017. This is an archive of the former database. Full-text reviews weekly of psychological books. | Yes | No | more information | |
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PsychiatryOnline Premium (APPI)
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The PsychiatryOnline Premium collection covers diagnosis and differential diagnosis, case vignettes to bring abstract concepts to life, multidisciplinary treatment guidelines, the latest research – all within a single search and navigation interface that integrates journals and books. | Partial | No | more information | |
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Psychology Collection (Gale)
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Database of full-text journals covering all fields of psychology, including abnormal, biological, cognitive, comparative, developmental, personality, quantitative, social and all areas of applied psychology. | Yes | Yes | more information | |
| Psychotherapy.net Videos |
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Collection of streaming videos in the fields of counseling, psychotherapy, addiction, and more. | No | No | more information | |
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PsycINFO (Proquest )
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Citations and abstracts of journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations. | Yes | No | more information | |
| PTSDPubs |
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Database (formerly called PILOTS) produced by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD providing citations and abstracts to the worldwide literature on PTSD and other psychological effects of trauma. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Reference Universe (Paratext)
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Reference Universe allows users to search the indexes and tables of contents of Cowles Library’s extensive print and electronic reference collections, including specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and almanacs. | No | No | more information | |
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Refworks [New Version] (Proquest)
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Bibliographic and citation tool for Drake students and faculty | No | No | more information | |
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Social Services Abstracts (Proquest)
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Provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Sociological Abstracts (Proquest)
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This database abstracts and indexes the international literature of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. | Yes | No | more information | |
| Sociology (Proquest) |
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Access to the full-text of more than 310 journals in sociology and social work. This collection provides full-text coverage of many core titles included in Sociological Abstracts and Social Services Abstracts. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Statistical Abstract of the United States (ProQuest)
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Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. | No | No | more information | |
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Vogue Archive (Proquest)
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Entire run of Vogue magazine (US Edition) from 1892 to the present day. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Women's Magazine Archive (ProQuest)
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Archive of consumer magazines aimed at a female readership, including Better Homes & Gardens, Chatelaine, Good Housekeeping, Ladies' Home Journal, Parents, and Redbook. | Yes | No | more information | |
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Women's Wear Daily Archive (Proquest)
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Entire run of Women's Wear Daily from 1910 to the present day. | Yes | No | more information |