A-Z Databases

Starting Points

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly articles and general interest sources in all fields.
FirstSearch This link opens in a new window
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The most powerful interface for searching WorldCat, including more detailed records; often used by library staff and expert searchers. Find books and other materials not available in UW and Summit Libraries; use Interlibrary Loan to request those items.
Hathi Trust This link opens in a new window
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Digital library of books and journals scanned by a partnership of major research institutions and libraries. See our HathiTrust Guide
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Citation index for the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
WorldCat This link opens in a new window
Search the holdings of over 10,000 libraries worldwide. Use this search to find books and other materials not available in UW and Summit Libraries. Use Interlibrary Loan to request items not owned by UW Libraries or its borrowing partners.

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New / Trial Databases

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

AM Explorer

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Trial

Millions of pages of primary source collections spanning content from the 15th-21st centuries. Trial access ends December 19, 2022. Installation of Husky OnNet is required for off-campus access.

Asian American Experience

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Trial

Primary and secondary sources, including images, audio clips, documents, and video, covering multiple dimensions of Asian American history and culture. Trial access ends October 28, 2022. Installation of Husky OnNet is required for off-campus access.

AVON - Academic Video Online

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Documentaries, educational films, and news clips in many subject areas.

Chinese big set table of contents

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Chinese big set table of contents = Zhongguo da tao tu shu mu ci ku (中国大套图书目次库）

Coronavirus Research Database

Trial

Collection of journal articles, preprints, conference proceedings, dissertations related to COVID-19 and other coronaviruses.

Ethnographic Sound Archives Online

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2,000 hours of historic audio recordings and their supporting field materials from field expeditions around the world, particularly from the 1960s through the 1980s. Installation of Husky OnNet is required for off-campus access. Trial ends October 29, 2022.

Philosophy in the Islamic World Online: 8th - 10th Centuries

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A comprehensive and unprecedented reference work devoted to the history of philosophy in the realms of Islam in its formative period: from its beginnings in the eighth century up to the tenth century AD.

TDM Studio

Trial

ProQuest TDM Studio is a cloud-based tool allowing researchers at UW the ability to text data mine (TDM) large sets of content published in news, scholarly, and other publications that the University of Washington Libraries licenses from ProQuest.

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