The University of St. Thomas
Libraries: Databases and Indexes : A to Z

Databases and Indexes - E through E

Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans

Based on the renowned American Bibliography by Charles Evans, this full-image collection features over 36,000 books, pamphlets, and ephemera. It documents every aspect of life in 17th- and 18th-century America including agriculture, foreign affairs, diplomacy, literature, music, religion, the Revolutionary War, slavery, temperance, and witchcraft.
 
Early Church Fathers

Available on CD-Rom in the Ireland library. Full-text of older translations of early Christian writings.
 
EBooks

An OCLC catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide including UST.
 
Ebrary

Ebrary is an ebook vendor. All titles are in CLICnet and available to members of the UST community only. In order to create a bookshelf, take notes, and highlight portions of the ebooks, you must create an account. For help, go to Ebrary's help page.
 
EconLit

EconLit is a comprehensive index that covers more than thirty years of economic literature from around the world. It includes journal articles, books, book reviews, collective volume articles, working papers, and dissertations. Published by the American Economic Association.
 
Education Full-text

Education Full Text indexes over 770 education journals, as well as some monographs and yearbooks. Over 400 of the journals are peer-reviewed and almost half are available in full text. The indexing starts in 1983, and the full text starts in 1996. Approximately 75-100 of the titles are not indexed in ERIC.
 
Education Student Projects Index

Catalog of projects done by UST school of education students for classes over the last 7-10 years. Includes info on lesson plans for teaching units, final projects in special education, learning technology, etc. Browse subjects, or search for a specific author, title or topic. Items are available in Keffer library.
 
Educator’s Reference Complete

Educator's Reference Complete is a selection of more than 450 full-text academic journals, hundreds of full-text reports, and many premier reference sources. Included content focuses on educational principles, child development and psychology, and best practices in education. Majority of the full-text titles included are also found in the ERIC database. The database is updated daily and provides 24-hour access from school or home.
 
Eighteenth Century Collections Online

Use Eighteenth Century Collections Online (law subset) to access the full text of documents dealing with the development of law in the British Empire between 1701 and 1800. Topics include acts, criminal and international law, appellants’ cases, and more.every page of over 50,000 law books published during the 18th Century.
 
Emerald Management Xtra 125

Emerald Management is the largest, most comprehensive collection of peer-reviewed management journals and online support for librarians, students, faculty, researchers and deans. It features 125 full text journals and reviews from the world's top 300 management journals.
 
Encyclopaedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year. You can also use Encyclopedia Britannica Online to search an Internet directory that includes more than 300,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors."
 
Encyclopedia Of Associations - International Edition

The Encyclopedia of Associations is a comprehensive source of detailed information about industry organizations, professional societies, cultural organizations, fan clubs and other types of groups along with links to web sites, e-mail and other contact information. It is an ideal tool to identify groups or individuals who may possess knowledge about a topic or industry that is not available in other library resources.
 
Encyclopedia Of Associations - National Edition

The Encyclopedia of Associations is a comprehensive source of detailed information about industry organizations, professional societies, cultural organizations, fan clubs and other types of groups along with links to web sites, e-mail and other contact information. It is an ideal tool to identify groups or individuals who may possess knowledge about a topic or industry that is not available in other library resources.
 
Encyclopedia Of Business Ethics And Society

Spans the relationships among business, ethics, and society by including numerous entries that feature broad coverage of corporate social responsibility, the obligation of companies to various stakeholder groups, the contribution of business to society and culture, and the relationship between organizations and the quality of the environment.
 
 
Encyclopedia Of Infant And Early Childhood Development

This encyclopedia includes the existing literature on child development from numerous fields of study. Emphasis is on normal growth and is primarily from a psychological perspective.
 
Encyclopedia Of Life Sciences

Spanning the entire spectrum of life sciences in more than 4,000 specially commissioned and peer-reviewed articles written by leaders in the field it is a primary resource for researchers, students and teachers. Articles are divided into three different categories indicating their level of complexity: Introductory, Advanced and Keynote.
 
Encyclopedia Of Philosophy (Gale)

It contains more than 2,100 entries -- including more than 450 new articles. Among the many topics covered are African, Islamic, Jewish, Russian, Chinese, and Buddhist philosophies; bioethics and biomedical ethics; art and aesthetics; epistemology; metaphysics; peace and war; social and political philosophy; the Holocaust; feminist thought; and much more. Additionally, the second edition also features 1,000 biographical entries on major figures in philosophical thought throughout history.
 
Encyclopedia Of Philosophy (Routledge)

Based on the 1998 authoritative print edition, this encyclopedia features over 2,000 signed articles across the breadth of the discipline by international experts. Each year new or revised entries are added. The 10 volume print edition is available in Reference at both Ireland and OSF Libraries.
 
 
Encyclopedia Of Semiotics

The Encyclopedia of Semiotics is a comprehensive reference guide to concepts in semiotics, sign theory, and cultural studies. Three hundred entries by leading scholars in a variety of fields—from anthropology and literary theory to linguistics and philosophy—survey the study of signs and symbols in human culture. These articles cover key concepts, theories, theorists, schools of thought, and issues in communications, cognition, and cultural theory. From introductions to Barthes and Bakhtin to analyses of gossip and myth, its a valuable reference for anyone interested in language, symbols, and the transmission of information.
 
Encyclopedia Of Social Work

Co-published by the National Association of Social Workers and Oxford University Press, the 20th edition of the Encyclopedia of Social Work contains four hundred subject entries and two hundred brief biographies of key figures in the history of social work. Clearly arranged in A-Z format, each article is fully cross-referenced and includes a select bibliography to guide interested readers to primary sources and the most important scholarly works on a given subject. The work also includes a comprehensive index and topical outline.
 
Encyclopedia Of Survey Research Methods

Covers all major facets of survey research methodology, from selecting the sample design and the sampling frame, designing and pretesting the questionnaire, data collection, and data coding, to the issues surrounding diminishing response rates, confidentiality, privacy, informed consent and other ethical issues, data weighting, and data analyses.
 
Encyclopedia Of The Dead Sea Scrolls

Featuring 450 articles by an international community of scholars, the Encyclopedia is the definitive account of what we know about the Dead Sea Scrolls.
 
Encyclopedia Of The Middle Ages (Oxford)

Provides 3,000 concise and detailed full-text articles on all aspects of the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century.
 
Engineered Materials Abstracts

Engineered Materials Abstracts provides article summaries in the areas of Ceramics, Composites and Polymers. EMA is specifically designed to serve materials sciences researchers, engineers and scientists.
 
Environmental Engineering Abstracts

Abstracts (summaries) of articles on technical aspects of pollution control, environmental safety & alternative energy. 1990- .
 
ERIC

The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database provides information about 1.2 million items related to education, including journal articles, books, conference papers, statistical or research reports and other items. It is THE essential tool for research in education.
 
Ethnic Newswatch

Comprehensive collection of newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press. All articles are full-text. Updated quarterly. 1990- .
 
Euromonitor Global Market Information Database

Provides country demographics and economic conditions; consumer lifestyle profiles; sales volume, value and forecasts for 350 retail products; major brands and companies. Data can be downloaded into Excel spreadsheets.
 
Europa World Plus

Europa World Plus covers economic and political information in more than 250 countries and territories.
 
Expanded Academic ASAP

Expanded Academic includes abstracts, images, and full text for articles from more than 3500 scholarly and general interest publications, including 2100 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage includes the humanities, social sciences, non-technical general sciences, and current events.