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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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 | |
| PILOTS (Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress) |
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Citations to literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health results of traumatic events | Yes | 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 | |
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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 |