A-Z Databases

General Databases

Don't know which database to choose? The databases listed below are very good general resources that should help you get started with any topic.

Academic Search Premier
contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,500 journals, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
JSTOR Arts & Sciences
JSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary content to support scholarship and teaching. It includes leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work. Journals are always included from volume 1, issue 1 and include previous and unrelated titles.
ScienceDirect
Science Direct is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from more than 3,900 peer-reviewed journals and more than 11,000 books. There are currently more than 9.5 million articles/chapters on subjects in the Health & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Social & Behavioral Sciences.

New / Trial Databases

The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.

Nashville Business Journal

New Popular

Belmont University Students, Faculty and Staff have full access to the Nashville Business Journal through your laptop, tablet, and smart phone devices via the website as well as the mobile app. The Nashville Business Journal contains local Business News throughout the Nashville metropolitan area, across 18 different industries locally. To access, simply click on the link below to “Create Your Free Membership” or Sign In if you already have a Business Journal password for instant access with your @belmont.edu, @pop.belmont.edu, or @adjunct.belmont.edu email address: https://www.bizjournals.com/register/nashville?r=%2Fnashville%2F

Nashville Post

New

Alternate Name(s): The Nashville Post

The Nashville Post focuses on covering the region’s biggest business and political news stories. The website has the latest news as well as topics such as business, politics, and sports. Users can also browse their e-magazine online and view photos from local events. Users will need to register for an account using their Belmont email address.

Popular Databases

The most frequently-used databases

Academic Search Premier

Popular

contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,500 journals, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.

CINAHL Ultimate

Popular

the definitive resource for nursing and allied health research, providing full text for more than 900 journals. It covers more than 50 nursing specialties and includes quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, CEU modules and research instruments

JSTOR Arts & Sciences

Popular

JSTOR offers high-quality, interdisciplinary content to support scholarship and teaching. It includes leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work. Journals are always included from volume 1, issue 1 and include previous and unrelated titles.

Nashville Business Journal

New Popular

ScienceDirect

Popular

Science Direct is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from more than 3,900 peer-reviewed journals and more than 11,000 books. There are currently more than 9.5 million articles/chapters on subjects in the Health & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Social & Behavioral Sciences.

Database Use Agreement

Users may download content from the resources above for personal, noncommercial use only. Users are also required to maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such content at all times. Posting content publicly or transmitting content to any third party is expressly prohibited without the express prior written consent of the owner of the content. This is not intended to limit or restrict your "fair use" rights under applicable law.

If you have questions or concerns about the use of these resources, please contact Courtney Fuson, the Electronic and Educational Resources Librarian.