Databases

Multidisciplinary databases are a great place to begin your exploration because they cover many areas of study.

*Note: NYU Libraries is retiring EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) in June 2025. The Catalog Search replaces EDS as the tool for searching across multiple publishers’ databases and platforms. You can also use EBSCOhost to search across the full set of EBSCO-only databases.

If you know the database title (JSTOR, PsycInfo, etc.) type it in the “Database Title / Keyword” box above, or locate it in the A-Z list.
General and multidisciplinary databases are a good place to begin your exploration because they cover many areas of study.
To identify subject-specific and/or content-specific (e.g. video, data, images) databases, use the dropdown filters alone or in combination.
Find an article by citation in the Library Catalog.

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.

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The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription.

Afro-Americana Imprints

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Afro-Americana Imprints contains books, pamphlets and broadsides chronicling African American history, literature, and culture from the 16th to 20th century. It covers a range of subjects including the discovery and exploitation of Africa by European powers; the transatlantic passage and rise of chattel slavery in the Americas; the growth and success of abolitionist movements; the evolution of racial thought and racism; descriptions of African American life—enslaved and free—throughout the Americas; and depictions of slavery and race in fiction and drama. Many works were written by African American individuals and organizations.

American Indian Wars, 1830-1898

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American Indian Wars, 1830-1898 details Native American encounters with the U.S. Army after the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This database contains the records of the U.S. Army Continental Commands which include accounts of tribal negotiations, treaty drafts, transcripts of conversations with tribal chiefs, and more.

BHC Collective Bibliography

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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.

EdWeek Market Brief

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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.

Elgaronline

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Elgaronline is a database that provides multi-disciplinary, full-text coverage of a wide array of subject areas such as business, finance, law, environment, public policy, and education. Users also have access to a variety of content types including online books, research reviews, reference & dictionaries, handbooks, and journals.

GrantForward

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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.

Latin America Commons

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The Latin America Commons database provides historical and cultural Latin American and Latinx primary-source materials from around the world, including books, historical journals, videos, audio recordings, newspapers, magazines, letters, diaries, and other formats.

Moazine

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Moazine is full-text database of over 200 Korean magazines of various topics currently published in South Korea. The database covers popular culture, arts, education, literature, politics, economy and society.

Native American Documents: The Federal Record, 1789-1994

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Native American Documents: The Federal Record, 1789-1994 contains primary resource documents chronicling the history of Native Americans and the U.S. government. Contents include resolutions, committee reports, legislative proceedings, court cases and more, detailing accounts of governmental policies, treaties, and correspondence throughout this period.

Oxford Academic

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Oxford Academic, Oxford University Press (OUP)’s platform for research, offers a single point of entry for access to scholarly and academic books and journals. They serve the diverse and changing research needs of students, researchers, professors, and practitioners and seek ongoing feedback from these communities.

Rav Milim

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Video Data Bank

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Video Data Bank contains collections of video art and experimental moving image work by contemporary artists. This platform is intended for educational streaming service only.

Women and Social Movements Library

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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.

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