Articles and databases

Find by title | Find by subject | Find in alphabetical list | Search across multiple databases | List by broad subject categories | List by format of contents of database | Find conference proceedings | List of database trials | Find article indexes in print

NOTE: Most items obtained from this page are subscribed to by the library and accessible only to VT students, faculty and staff.
 
WARNING: The abuse of VT-licensed online resources by such means as systematic downloading violates the university's acceptable use policy, jeopardizes Tech's future access to resources, and is prohibited.
 
Additionally, some databases and electronic journals require an additional username and password.

Find databases by:

Search for a database by its title (other keywords won't work):

 

Or - if you know the know the beginning letter name of the database you need, click the alphabetical link for its first letter:

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

 

Or - Find subject-specific databases by selecting a specific topic area from this menu:

Select a subject Accounting Aerospace & ocean engineering Africana studies Agriculture & applied economics Agriculture & extension education Animal sciences Appalachian studies Aquaculture Architecture Art & art history Astronomy Biochemistry Biological Sciences Biomedical engineering Biological systems engineering Black studies Building construction Business Business information technology Business law Chemical engineering Chemistry Civil & environmental engineering Clothing & textiles Communication studies Computer science Consumer Studies Crop sciences Dairy science Economics Education Electrical & computer engineering Engineering education Engineering science & mechanics English language & literatures Entomology Environmental design Environmental sciences Finance Fisheries & wildlife Food science & technology Forestry French language & literature Genetics, bioinformatics & biotechnology German language & literature Geography Geosciences Government (international) Government (states) Government (United States) History Horticulture Hospitality & tourism management Housing Human development Human nutrition, foods & exercise Industrial & systems engineering Industrial design Insurance Interior design Landscape architecture Law Management Marketing Marriage & family studies and counseling Materials science & engineering Mathematics Mechanical engineering Medicine Meteorology Military, naval & aerospace studies Mining & minerals engineering Music News sources Philosophy Physics Plant pathology, physiology & weed science Political science Poultry sciences Psychology Public administration & policy Religious Studies Russian language & literature Science & technology studies Sociology Soil sciences Spanish language & literature Sports, fitness, health & physical education Statistics (mathematical) Theatre arts Urban affairs & planning Veterinary medicine Virginia government Women's studies Wood science & forest products

 

Or - Search across multiple databases/indexes simultaneously with ArticleExplorer

 

Find databases by broad subject category

Click the broad subject category for a list of databases.

• General interest databases (broad coverage of multiple subjects; good general starting places)
• Agricultural, biological & medical sciences
• Architecture, art & design
• Business
• Engineering & physical sciences
• Human & social sciences
• Humanities & performing arts
• Languages & literatures

Find databases by type/format

Click on one of these links for a list of databases containing materials of this type or format.

• Article searching
• Biographical resources
• Catalogs & bibliographic tools
• Directories
• E-books, literary & historical texts
• Encyclopedias & dictionaries
• Handbooks
• Specialized reference tools
• Statistics/data
• Technical reports/papers/standards

Conference Proceedings

Includes access to full text of conference proceedings from these organizations: ACM, AIP, ASCE, ASAE, IAU, IEEE, ISI, SPIE, USAHA.

Current trials

This page provides you with opportunities to try out new resources the University Libraries is looking at on a trial basis.

Article indexes in print

Print indexes cover older material or material not indexed in electronic databases. They are essential if you are doing comprehensive research on a topic. Print indexes may be located using Addison, the library catalog.