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College
(Gale in Context)
Scholarly journals, newspapers, periodicals, images, and videos in many subject areas. Partial Yes more information
Communication Studies
(Sage)
Journals relating to journalism and communication. Yes Yes more information
Historic Documents Collection
(Sage)
Primary sources including presidential speeches, international agreements, Supreme Court decisions, US government reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions arranged chronologically. Yes No more information
MRI-Simmons Insights Platform Provides access to consumer demographic, psychographic, brand preference, and media data from the Simmons National Consumer Survey.**Maximum of 10 simultaneous users.** No No more information
Sabin Americana 1500 - 1926 Primary source documents pertaining to North, Central & South America, the Arctic, Antarctica, & West Indies. Includes original accounts of exploration, pioneering, settlement, the western movement, military actions, Native Americans, slavery & abolition. Yes No more information
Sage Data Formerly Data Planet Statistical Datasets. Statistical data in a wide range of subject areas, with tools for searching, analyzing and visualizing. Yes No more information
SciELO Citation Index
(Web of Science)
SciELO content includes regional journals from Latin American and the Caribbean as well as titles from Spain, Portugal and South Africa. Yes No more information
Science Citation Index Expanded
(Web of Science)
Indexes more than 6,650 authoritative journals across 150 scientific disciplines and includes cited references. Coverage: 1899-present. Yes No more information
Science in Context
(Gale)
Articles covering science, including biological sciences, computing, engineering, and technology. Yes Yes more information
Science Online
(EBSCO)
Full-text of the journal Science, 1990 – present. Published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, hosted on EBSCO's Academic Search Ultimate database. Yes No more information
ScienceDirect
(Elsevier)
Journal articles in science, engineering, social sciences, and humanities. Drake University provides access to all of the book titles and a majority of the journal titles hosted on this platform, from 1995-present. Yes No more information
SciFinder Scholar
(CAS)
Chemistry patents, regulatory data, supplier, reaction, and substance information and journals. Note: Requires users to create individual accounts, see more information. No No more information
Social Services Abstracts
(Proquest)
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
Sociological Abstracts
(Proquest)
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) Provides abstracts, indexing and full-text coverage of journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, working papers, and more, including full-text from hundreds of leading sociology journals. Yes No more information
Sports Illustrated Magazine Archive
(EBSCO)
Sports Illustrated, 1954-2000. No No more information
Springer eBooks A collection of electronic books in a variety of subjects. You also have the option to order a personal print copy of eBooks owned by Drake (2010-present) for $24.99 (regardless of the actual book price). These "MyCopy" books are soft-cover b/w print copies that are mailed to your address. Yes No more information
Springer Journals Full text access (1997-present) to most journals available through Springer. Yes No more information
Statista Online statistics portal providing access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government institutions. Includes many easily-cited authoritative infographics. No No more information
Statistical Abstract of the United States
(ProQuest)
Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. No No more information
Swank Streaming Films A curated collection of streaming films chosen to align with Drake courses. Instructors may request access to non-licensed Swank films if they register with an instructor account. Guide to Swank Streaming Films Yes No more information
Travax
(Shoreland)
Travel medicine database that is peer reviewed and continuously updated. **Requires username and password. Contact reference@drake.edu to obtain these credentials. No No more information
Ulrich's Online
(Serials Solutions)
Information about journals, magazines, newspapers and other periodicals. No No more information