Some databases cover a specific discipline such as engineering,
art, science, etc. Other databases are more general in nature and/or cover a wide variety of subject
areas.
Here are some examples of subject specific databases:
Subject
Area
Some
Relevant Databases
Business
Wilson Business
Abstracts, Business Source Premier
Education
Education
Abstracts, ERIC
Health
Health Reference
Center, Medline
Humanities
Humanities
Abstracts, Art Abstracts, Essay & General Literature
Index, MLA Bibliography
News
Ethnic Newswatch,
Lexis-Nexis, Dialog@Carl
Science
General Science
Abstracts, American Chemical Society
Publications