On this page, you can search and browse all of NYU Libraries’ databases. This page has been recently updated. Learn more in our “New Databases page” video.
A database is a repository of materials, usually curated around a subject or format. NYU Libraries subscribes to over 1400 databases for you to search within.
When you are doing in-depth searching on a specific research topic, it can be helpful to browse for a database that specifically caters to your needs. For example, if you need to find newspaper articles, or are doing a sociology project, you can look up a specific database that specializes in those areas.
Many, but not all, of our databases are searchable from the Library Catalog Search. That means that you can find all of the materials that we keep in the library, as well as many materials that live in different publishers’ databases and platforms, all from one place.
Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy uses fresh, unembalmed specimens that retain the color, texture, mobility of the living human body. A concise synchronized narration runs throughout the program.
The Afghan Serials Collection: Partisan Publications from the Wahdat Library (DA-ASC) contains individual issues of newspapers and journals from Afghanistan published in Persian, Pushto, Arabic, Urdu, and English from the early 1970s to the late 1990s. These publications cover the use of the press by many groups that sought to shape Afghanistan’s social and intellectual landscape during this turbulent time. Various ideologies are represented in these publications, published by opposing factions from the Taliban to anti-Taliban groups, to anti- Soviet jihadi and mujaheddin groups to the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan. The Wahdat Library was founded by Afghan scholar and journalist Ahmad Shah Wahdat and collected over a nearly 30-year period.
The Business History Conference is a scholarly organization devoted to encouraging all aspects of research, writing, and teaching about business history and about the environment in which businesses operate. Founded in 1954, the organization is now international in scope, with approximately 30 percent of its membership residing outside North America.
The primary source collections hosted by British Online Archives (BOA) are rich in documentation relating to the expansion, methods, and impact of colonial rule throughout a wide range of geographical and historical contexts. They are particularly valuable for the study of the British empire, which was at its largest in 1919. BOA’s extensive collections of British government reports reveal the reality of colonial rule in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Oceania.
Many of the archival collections published by British Online Archives (BOA) can be grouped under the broad theme of “Culture and Society”. These terms are interrelated. They are also difficult to define. It may be said, however, that “Culture” denotes a set of practices, beliefs, and traditions, whilst “Society” can be understood as a group of people who occupy a shared space.
The collections grouped here chart the development of civil society across the globe (such as the rise of Black nationalism in South Africa and the consequent dismantling of Apartheid). These collections can inform our understanding of everyday life in differing forms of society—capitalist, socialist, fascist, colonial, and post-colonial.
Economics is one of 11 themes that includes 26 primary source collections published by British Online Archives. Put simply, "Economics" refers to the distribution of resources within and between human populations. Competing ideologies have led to the creation of very different economic systems, from free-market capitalism to state socialism.
EdWeek Market Brief provides actionable intelligence about the marketplace of K-12 education through original reporting, deep analysis, and proprietary, data-driven research. It includes insights on: school district purchasing needs, processes, and plans; trends in sales, marketing, and product development among peer organizations; and analysis of large trends and the impact of state and federal funding on businesses.
The Global Census Archive contains official data and publications issued by national census authorities from the early 19th century to the present. The database includes original census publications in e-book format, modern tabular data in Excel, and GIS datasets.
NYU’s subscription covers 47 countries across Europe, the former Soviet Union, Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America.
A research funding opportunity database that includes the ability to search for pre-solicitations, grants, awards, sponsors, and researchers. Includes extensive, researcher-focused support materials and an intelligent grant recommendation engine.
Muteferriqa is a primary source research portal with visual discovery features containing Ottoman Turkish printed books and periodicals. The database is searchable in Ottoman, Turkish, and English. It contains printed materials published in the Ottoman Empire from the 18th to mid-20th century.
The CSE Manual Online, previously titled Scientific Style and Format Online, provides access to current and previous editions of the publication The CSE Manual. The CSE Manual Online is a reference for scientific nomenclature, symbols, and style issues.
The Women and Social Movements Library brings together four databases: Women and Social Movements in the United States (1600-2000), Women and Social Movements, International (1840 to Present), Women and Social Movements in Modern Empires Since 1820, and Women and Social Movements: Development and the Global South (1919-2019). This content comprises more than 13,500 documents containing some 400,000 pages. Database users can track women activists globally and trace particular themes in national, international, or transnational contexts. Cross-cultural comparisons and comparisons across time become much richer when accessing such a large array of primary documents and secondary essays.
