Macdonald-Kelce Library: Databases: Trials, Access Issues, New Acquisitions: Databases Outside of Spartan Search

Some Sources are not Included in Spartan Search

Spartan Search is a great place to begin looking for resources, but it does not contain content from every database the library has acquired. The content of some of our databases cannot be discovered in Spartan Search, whereas other databases or datasets provide only partial content results when searched within Spartan Search. This page lists the databases, datasets, journals, e-books and other content best searched on the individual database platform.

Specialized Databases

Please Note this list of databases includes streaming content, indexes, abstracts, and other types of content that are only partially discoverable in Spartan Search. For this reason, you may find it best to search on these individual platforms for best results.

ARTstor
Provides a rich, digital image library covering the areas of art, architecture and archeology.
AtoZ Databases Academic: Search Businesses, People, Mailing Lists and Sales Leads, Jobs
Business and residential database has 30 million U.S. businesses & executives, and over 240 million residents, respectively. Detailed data on the business database includes Industry Specifics, Employee Size, Sales Volume, Competitor Information, Executives Titles, Email Addresses, Historical Data, and more.
Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination
Delivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques for nursing assessment.Includes OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations) clinical skills.
Biography Index Retrospective (1946-1983)
A citation index containing entries of notable individuals from antiquity through 1983. Includes letters, journals, obituaries, collections of letters, diaries, and memoirs.
Digital Theatre Plus
Streaming platform that offers access to theatrical works as well as criticism and other pedagogical resources. Includes interviews and original productions of classic and contemporary plays.
Humanities and Social Science Index Retrospective
Provides citation-level access to English-language articles (1907-1984). Coverage includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of humanities and social sciences journals.
Journal Citation Reports
JRC is a tool to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from approximately 12,000 scholarly and technical journals.

Use this special Journal Citation Report Manuscript Match Put in your abstract and find journals suitable to publish in. You must setup an individual JRC account first.
Key Business Ratios
Competitive bench-marking data from public and private companies with one to three year ratios.
MarinLit
MarinLit is a database dedicated to marine natural products research. It contains a comprehensive range of data, along with powerful dereplication features.

MarinLit is continuously updated with the latest articles and compounds published in the literature.
Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print
Provides users with a comprehensive, full-text guide to contemporary testing instruments in the areas of psychology, education, and business.
Includes all previous editions dating back to 1938.
Merck Index
Comprehensive reference database for those researching chemicals, drugs, and biologicals.
Includes monographs and historical records along with structure search, reference tables, and named reactions.
Morningstar Investment Center
Contains information on stocks, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), markets and uses portfolio tools to evaluate investment performance, etc.
MorningStar Training
NetAdvantage
Combines quantitative and qualitative data for a 360° view of company performance over time with professional fully transparent information.
PsycINFO
Abstracts of journal articles, books, dissertations, and theses in the field of psychology going back to 1887.
Includes multi-disciplinary work covering psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work.
PsycTESTS‎
Psychological tests, measures, scales, surveys, and other assessments.
Readers' Guide Retrospective (1890-1982)
Multi-disciplinary database covering history, culture, science, and many others. Coverage spans the years from 1890 to 1982.
SMA: Sports Market Analytics
A provider of sports marketing research in the United States. it covers sports business, market research, industry reports, and licensed industry articles with respect to various sports and governing bodies.
Sources in U.S. History Online: The Civil War
A digital archive presenting documents that preserve the history of the Civil War. The collection examines the war in all its complexity: the battles and campaigns ...
political and religious aspects, the experiences of its leaders and common soldiers, the home front and the military campground, from its causes to its consequences. The archive provides access to a wide variety of documents: personal narratives and memoirs, pamphlets and political speeches, sermons and songs, regimental histories and photograph albums, legal treatises and children's books.
Statista
Provides direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets.
Within this database one can find company information about business plans, sales data, employment figures, reports, statistics and market outlooks.
TRACFED
TRACFED (tracfed.syr.edu) is a subscription site offering direct dynamic access to a wide range of federal data concerning enforcement, staffing, spending, and other matters.
Data collected from the federal government, mostly under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is made available to the American people via TRACs massive data warehouse
Ulrichsweb
Search by title, ISSN, subject, publisher, or language. Information on 300,000 journals with 900 subject specialties.
Provides data points such as ISSN, publisher, language, subject, abstracting & indexing coverage, full-text database coverage, tables of contents, and reviews written by librarians. You can narrow OA results by clicking on the "Open Access" option. OA journals are also indicated with the bright blue "unlocked" icon.
ValueLine
Source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.
Westlaw Campus Research
Provides access to the entire United States Code, federal regulations, federal and state case law, statutes, etc.
Westlaw Classic Training - Videos (Note: do not click login on training area)
Westlaw Classic Complete Training PDF
There is also a large body of content for news that is organized by geographical location and by topic all gathered from the vast Reuters news organization.
World Folklore and Folklife
This source describes the rich tradition of holidays, festivals, language, stories and fairy tales, proverbs, foodways, and folk remedies that define our society.

Databases not Searchable in Spartan Search

Please note these eleven databases are not active in Spartan Search and need to be searched on each individual platform by clicking on the link.

Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
Abstracts and indexes on science, technology, management, and conservation of marine, brackish water, and freshwater resources and environments, including their socio-economic and legal aspects.
Biological Abstracts
A collection of academic journal abstracts covering life science and biomedical research literature published internationally since 1926.
Cabell's Directory
Use to find submission guidelines, publishing openness, and contact information for many business, science, and other subject publishers.
Films on Demand
Offers a large collection of academic streaming videos covering most subject areas, including documentaries, TEDTalks, and classic films.
Kanopy
Streaming videos, including items from the Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, New Day Films, HBO California, Newsreel, and more.
Passport
International financial reports provide statistics, analysis, reports, surveys and breaking news on industries, countries and consumers worldwide.
Also connects market research to your company goals and annual planning, analyzing market context, competitor insight and future trends impacting businesses globally.
PitchBook
PitchBook is a data analytic tool for mergers & acquisitions, private equity and venture capital. The database has in depth analysis of private markets including industry intelligence, fundraising, investments, acquisitions, IPOs, fund performance and due diligence.
It is commonly used by finance professionals in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, and alternative asset management.
RefWorks
RefWorks is an online bibliographic management tool that allows you to import citations directly from library databases, create bibliographies in almost any style, and format your bibliography and in-text citations.
RefWorks is accessible through Spartan Search. Look for it at the top right of your screen. Separate login and credentials are required. Use your UTampa email to create an account.
Swank
Separate login and credentials must be created. Provides colleges and universities with academic streaming collection of feature films, documentaries, foreign films and tv shows.
World Cinema Collection
This unique collection includes the best of the silent era, groundbreaking international directors, masterpieces from the mid-20th century, and contemporary films from around the world, including Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and North America.
The collection shines a light on the history of cinema while also providing a glimpse into the cultures and issues of countries worldwide—making it useful beyond film studies departments by bringing value to programs in area studies, political science, history, world languages, and more.

Databases that Require an Additional Login

BoardVitals
A comprehensive, board-style tool to help prepare for NCLEX licensing (RNs), PANCE certification exams (PAs), and specialty tests for Nurse Practitioners.

First Time Users first sign into library account and then register with UTampa email at https://www.boardvitals.com/users/sign_up
If you are a first-time user and are having difficulty signing up then email the library at library@ut.edu. If you had a previous university BV account, then also include your former email address.
Foundation Directory Online
FDO provides comprehensive and up-to-date knowledge and insight on grantfunders and inside looks at the grants they've actually made.This subscription allows for only 2 simultaneous logins, and users MUST be logged in by a librarian, either at the Library or in your office. (Library staff: please log into Libguides for access credentials in A-Z list entry).
AnswerConnect (CCH)
Users must create an AnswerConnect account using their UTampa email address while physically on campus. Users must also update their account every year. Offers the tools and resources for doing research in federal, state, and international taxation, financial & estate planning, accounting & auditing, special taxation, pension & payroll, etc.
CCH Walkthrough Guides
CCH AnswerConnect Tips (PDF)
New York Times Online
Access includes everything The New York Times offers: News, Games, Cooking, Wirecutter, The Athletic.
New users must setup free account first.
Login here to view the NewYork Times Online. Or go directly to NYTimes.com once you have created your free account.
If you do not already have an account and you are on campus, you can go directly to nytimes.com and an activation window will pop-up on the site, after 8 seconds.
PrivCo
First time users must register and create an account. Provides business and financial research on major privately-held companies as well as those companies considered to be smaller but high-value private companies. Separate login and credentials are required.
If you are having difficulty, be sure to use your UT email and then reset your password.
CAS SciFinder
SciFinder is a research discovery application that provides integrated access to the world's most comprehensive and authoritative source. Register. Register to receive email validation, and complete the process to create a username and password for both on-campus and off-campus access. Contact the library if you need help.
Swank
Separate login and credentials must be created. Provides colleges and universities with academic streaming collection of feature films, documentaries, foreign films and tv shows.