Trial Databases

Encyclopedia of Islam (Brill)
The Encyclopaedia of Islam Online represents a milestone in Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, bringing scholars and researchers around the world instant desktop access to over 15,000 articles.
The online edition offers access to:
- volumes I-XII of the New Edition (published 1955-2005).
- all new material from the Third Edition (2007- ) as it becomes available.
Send comments to Curt LeMay. 

Gale Archives
All the CLIC schools to have free trials to 4 big GALE archives through October 31.  They are:
19th Century U.S. Newspapers, 18th Century Collections Online, The Economist (1843-2003), and The Times (of London 1785-1985).  These trials are only available from computers on campus.  Send comments to Dani Roach.  

Google Scholar
Using Google Scholar through this link you can access all the full-text UST makes available through subscription resources.  Just click the "Full-text @ My Library."  

Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980
A compilation of Spanish-language newspapers printed in the U.S. during the 19th and 20th centuries. Includes newspapers published bilingually in Spanish and English. It offers a diversity of unabridged voices, ranging from intellectuals and literary notables to politicians, union organizers and grassroots figures.  Send comments to Cindy Badilla-Melendez. 

SocINDEX
SocINDEX with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database. The database features more than 1,986,000 records with subject headings from a 19,600+ term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers. SocINDEX with Full Text contains full text for 708 journals dating back to 1908. This database also includes full text for more than 780 books and monographs, and full text for 9,333 conference papers.  Send comments to Jan Orf.

About Database Trials

Periodically the UST libraries sets up trial subscriptions to databases to allow evaluation and comparison to existing subscriptions by library staff and faculty.

These resources may require a username and password to login and are available for a limited time. 

If you would like to evaluate one of the subscriptions and need login information or assistance contact a reference librarian at any library.