Databases available through the CSA Interface
Nancy Herther, University Libraries: http://www.lib.umn.edu
| ARTbibliographies Modern
1974 to current |
ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM) provides full abstracts
of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations,
and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and contemporary art,
with approximately 12-13,000 new entries being added each year. Entries
date back as far as the late 1960s. |
ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
1971 to current |
The premier reference in the field of aquatic resources.
Input to ASFA is provided by a growing international network of information
centers monitoring over 5,000 serial publications, books, reports,
conference proceedings, translations, and limited distribution literature. |
| ATLA Religion Database
1949 to current |
The premier index to journal articles, book reviews,
and collections of essays in all scholarly fields of religion. Featuring
articles written in 36 languages, ATLA includes over 400,000 article
citations from over 1,400 journals, 600 of which are currently indexed.
It also provides bibliographic coverage of over 200,000 essay citations
from 15,500 multi-author works, over 375,000 book reviews, and features
128,000 subject-headings. |
EconLit
1969 to current |
EconLit, published by the American Economic Association,
provides bibliographic coverage of a wide range of economics-related
literature. EconLit covers both economic theory and application.
Virtually all records include abstracts. Also included are fulltext
of book reviews published in the Journal of Economic Literature
since 1993. |
| LLBA: Linguistics and
Language Behavior Abstracts
1973 to current |
Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics,
phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Complete coverage is
also given to various fields of linguistics including descriptive,
historical, comparative, theoretical, and geographical linguistics |
Oceanic Abstracts
1981 to current |
Oceanic Abstracts is focused exclusively on worldwide
technical literature pertaining to the marine and brackish-water
environment. The journal focuses on marine biology and physical
oceanography, fisheries, aquaculture, non-living resources, meteorology
and geology, plus environmental, technological, and legislative
topics. |
| PAIS International
1972 to current |
PAIS International database contains references
to more than 460,000 journal articles, books, government documents,
statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference
reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet
material, and more. Newspapers and newsletters are not indexed.
PAIS International includes publications from over 120 countries
throughout the world. |
Physical Education Index
1970 to current |
Since 1970, CSA Physical Education Index has been
covering this area. Records are indexed and classified from peer-reviewed
journals, report literature, conference proceedings, trade magazines,
patents, articles from the popular press, and many other publications.
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| Pollution Abstracts
1981 to current |
Pollution Abstracts combines information on scientific
research and government policies in a single resource. Topics of
growing concern are extensively covered from the standpoints of
atmosphere, emissions, mathematical models, effects on people and
animals, and environmental action in response to global pollution
issues. |
Social Services Abstracts
1980 to current |
Social Services Abstracts provides bibliographic
coverage of current research focused on social work, human services,
and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and
community development. The database abstracts and indexes over 1,500
serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles
and dissertations, and citations to book reviews. |
| Sociological Abstracts
1963 to current |
Sociological Abstracts provides abstracts of journal
articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,700 serials
publications; it also provides abstracts of books, book chapters,
dissertations, and conference papers. Records added after 1974 contain
in-depth and nonevaluative abstracts of journal articles. |
Water Resources Abstracts
1967 to current |
Water Resources Abstracts provides summaries of
the world's technical and scientific literature on water-related
topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution,
treatment, use and management of water resources. Abstracts are
drawn from journals, books, conference proceedings, and technical
reports in the physical and life sciences, as well as from engineering,
legal and government publications. |
| Zoological Record Plus
1978 to current |
Zoological Record Plus (ZR Plus) provides extensive
coverage of the world's zoological and animal science literature,
covering all research from biochemistry to veterinary medicine.
The database provides an easily searched collection of references
from over 4,500 international serial publications, plus books, meetings,
reviews, and other non serial literature from over 100 countries.
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