Databases

Gale databases provide research support with up-to-date, full-text magazines, newspapers, journals, periodicals, videos, and podcasts.

Find It Virginia is a carefully curated selection of authoritative databases, online learning products, and digital reading content (both text and audio) for Virginians of all ages.

Make your own account to access your own digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.

World Book is a comprehensive encyclopedia that provides reliable information on a wide range of topics.

WorldCat is an online catalog that connects users to library collections worldwide.

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is an online database that provides free access to peer-reviewed academic journals.

ATD.org aims to be the best possible resource for finding open access graduate theses and dissertations published around the world. 

Internet Archive is a free digital library that preserves and provides access to millions of books, websites, videos, and other media.

Open Research Library is a free, online platform providing access to a vast collection of open-access academic books and research materials across various disciplines.

CUP unlocks the potential of millions of people worldwide. Our assessments, publications, and research spread knowledge, spark enquiry and aid understanding around the world.

DOAB is a community-driven service that indexes and provides access to peer-reviewed open access books, helping users find trusted publishers.

Science.gov searches over 60 databases and over 2,200 scientific websites to provide users with access to more than 200 million pages of authoritative federal science information including research and development results.

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) is an online library of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education.

Mindat.org is the largest database of minerals, mineral photos, and mineral localities online.

Five decades of Met publications on art history, available to read, download, and/or search for free.

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world.

Research guides to the Library's general collections of books and periodicals, as well as general subject guides prepared by Library of Congress reference librarians.

PubMed is a free online database of biomedical and life sciences research articles maintained by the National Library of Medicine.

Academic journals are scholarly publications that feature research articles reviewed by experts in a specific field.

Springer Open is a publisher that provides free access to academic and research articles across various disciplines.