Databases

Search or browse for databases across all subject areas. Databases are collections of scholarly resources, such as articles, journals, videos, images, primary source materials, and more. We also recommend using Omni, our academic search tool, to quickly find individual titles across the library's collection.

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Eighteenth Century Journals Portal
Rare journals printed between c1685 and 1835 illuminating all aspects of eighteenth-century social, political and literary life. They offer effective coverage of the important issues of the period, and are invaluable to... Connect
Empire Online
Collection of primary source documents spanning the 16th through 20th centuries pertaining to colonial history, politics, culture and society.Empire Online contains a vast array of primary source documents, sourced from... Connect
Engineering Village
Peer-reviewed engineering research content dating from 1898 to present.An in-depth source for engineering, the collection combines the products of Compendex (Engineering Index), Knovel, and Inspec Archive. Engineering... Connect
Environmental Science Index
Current ecology research across a wide range of disciplines, reflecting recent advances in light of growing evidence regarding global environmental change and destruction. Ecology Abstracts focuses on how organisms of... Connect
ERIC
The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to educational-related literature. ERIC provides ready access to education... Connect
Erudit journals
Full-text available to end of 2014. Érudit is the largest disseminator of French-language resources in North America. Érudit offers a centralized access to the majority of francophone publications in the... Connect
Eureka
Eureka, formerly known as Newscan, offers full-text access to more than 8,000 general and specialized news sources covering a variety of fields, including politics, economy, current world issues, environment, health,... Connect
European Views of the Americas: 1493-1750
Collection of bibliographic information for European works regarding the Americas published from 1493 through 1750.The collection contains citations and bibliographic information for European works regarding the... Connect
Evidence Based Medicine Reviews
This multifile database allows you to search simultaneously the seven Evidence Based Medicine Reviews databases: ACP Journal Club, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews... Connect
Factiva
The direct link to Factiva is broken.  In the meantime, please use this URL to access Factiva: https://login.ledproxy2.uwindsor.ca/login?url=https://global.factiva.com/en/sess/login.asp?XSID=... Connect
FamilySearch
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A catalogue and collection of primary source materials primarily designed for genealogical research, but also helpful for historical work. FamilySearch contains both a catalogue of print and online records and also...
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Film and Television Literature Index
An index of international periodical literature about film, television, and video.A quarterly index that covers international periodical literature about film, television, and video. Over 150 film and television... Connect
Films On Demand Master
Stream full-length films in four categories: Business & Economics, Health & Medicine, Humanities & Social Sciences, Science & Mathematics, and Allied Health. Licensed for classroom use with Canadian... Connect
First World War
The primary source material for the study of the First World War, from personal narratives and printed books to military files, propaganda pamphlets and strong visual documents along with a range of contextual secondary... Connect
FirstSearch
A tool to search authoritative bibliographic records from worldwide library collections. FirstSearch queries the WorldCat database with features and tools useful to librarians and expert searchers. For most users,... Connect
Frontier Life
Frontier Life is a digital resource designed to enrich teaching and research, examining settlement, existence and interactions at the edge of the Anglophone world from 1650-1920. With a vast array of primary source... Connect
Gale Databases
Allows cross-searching of text across all the Gale databases available at the University of Windsor. This search interface excludes the historical collections and resources on separate platforms. Connect
Gale Primary Sources
Gale Artemis is a path-breaking research experience that unites Gale's globally acclaimed digital archives. Artemis Primary Sources allows researchers to uncover primary source documents in archives where they may not... Connect
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Access to reference eBooks across a broad range of disciplines including history, law, medicine, and more.Gale Virtual Reference Library provides an electronic collection of premier reference eBooks across a multitude... Connect
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online
Sound recordings, books, and documents pertaining to a diverse range of world musics.Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online is a resource devoted to music research of peoples throughout the world. Consisting of 9... Connect
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