Comprehensive database of more than 8,000 journals covering the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature, and other subjects. Most of the journals are in full text.

Includes some 3,000 full-text periodicals covering a wide range of topics.

Full-text information from newspapers, the legal literature, and other sources on a variety of topics.

Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to Web sites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles on a variety of topics including abortion, domestic violence, eating disorders, and welfare reform.

Provides abstracts to the world's literature in sociology and related disciplines, both theoretical and applied.

Indexes significant articles from nearly 1000 business and management journals. Abstracts of up to 150 words are included with the citation. Good for topics on the business impacts of disasters.

Contains references to scholarly journal articles, technical reports, conference proceedings, and some books in every engineering discipline, plus some related disciplines.

Provides access to the scholarly literature concerning environmental sciences and pollution management, including links to full-text electronic journal articles.

General and interdisciplinary information on business, economics, and other full-text material from journals, magazines, and newspapers. Good for topics on the economic impact of disasters.

GEOBASE covers geography, geology, ecology, international development, and their related disciplines. Good for topics dealing with natural and environmental disasters and hazards.

GeoRef covers the world's literature in geology and the geosciences.

Indexes articles in journals, chapters in books, dissertations, and other resources in psychology and the socal sciences. Good for topics on the psychological aspects of disaster studies.

Provides abstracts to the world's literature in sociology and related disciplines, both theoretical and applied. Useful for finding articles on the social aspects of disaster studies.

Provides comprehensive access to United States legislative information.

Provides detailed subject and author indexing to access approximately 170 magazines and newsletters with substantial research value published by the U.S. government.

Comprehensive access to state government information from all 50 states. LexisNexis State Capital provides access to state bills and statutes, constitutions, proposed and enacted regulations, newspapers of record, articles about legislative issues affecting states, and information about legislators.

Indexes and abstracts statistical publications issued by the federal government, state governments, and private publishers. Includes a searchable version of the tables in Statistical Abstract of the United States, from the 1996 edition and all more current editions.

Index to United States government publications cataloged by the Government Printing Office.

Current and historical images from the Associated Press digital image archive. The Photo Archive offers images from significant news and events of the 20th century, such as natural disasters including hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous chemical incidents, and plane crashes.

This database provides indexing to popular periodicals.

Web of Science (ISI Databases) provides access to scholarly literature and offers the searching of cited authors or cited works.

An online news service that offers translated and English-language news and information compiled from thousands of non-U.S. media sources, including news agencies, newspapers, and radio and television stations. The information covers significant socioeconomic, political, and environmental issues and events. Generally, this information is available within 24-72 hours from the time of original publication or broadcast.