Databases

DATABASES - C	COVERAGE	DESCRIPTION
Calcium and Calcified Tissue Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1982-present	Indexes 770+ international scholarly journals and other publications in calcium research. Subfile of Biological Sciences.
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	Varies	This is the gateway to the databases of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
Cambridge University Press Journals via Cambridge University Press	Varies	Library subscribes to most titles (287+). To see FIU subscriptions, click "Subscribed to" link located on the left side of the page under "Browse journals."
CAMIO (OCLC's Catalog of Art Museum Images Online) via OCLC	Varies	Catalog and images for over 88,000 works of art from over 30 leading museums. Formerly AMICO.
Caribbean Abstracts via Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies	1989 - present	Catalogue contains abstracts in English of selected books and articles in the humanities and social sciences published since 1989. Indexes books, journal articles and book chapters written in English, Dutch, French, Spanish and other languages.
Catalogue of Foraminifera, Ellis and Messina via Micropaleontology Press	1942-present	Complete descriptions of more than 46,000 Foraminifera genera and species, including full scale reproduction of original figures and charts.
CCH Health and Human Resources via CCH Internet Research NetWork	Current	Laws, regulations, industry news, cases, and other information on health care and human resource management. Click Enter on the left-hand side under Log In. You will be asked to enter your e-mail address.
CCH OmniTax via CCH Tax Research NetWork	Current	Indexes tax regulations and cases, both federal and state, plus has newsletter and IRS materials, analysis and practice tools. Click Enter on the left-hand side under Log In. You will be asked to enter your e-mail address.
Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Collections via Center for Research Libraries	varies	Catalog and digital collections from the Center for Research Libraries. Includes newspapers, journals, documents, archives and other traditional and digital resources for research and teaching across various disciplines.
Ceramic Abstracts/ World Ceramics Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1975-present	Indexes 3,450+ international scholarly journals and publications on the ceramics industry, including manufacturing, processing, applications, properties, and testing. Subfile of CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX.
CGP (Current Geographical Publications) via American Geographical Society Libary	Recent issue	Tables of contents of the most current issues of geographical journals.
Checkpoint, RIA via RIA Log in to RIA with your personal account (See instructions in right column)	Current	Designed for tax research, includes indexes tax regulations and cases. Includes seven WG&L tax-related treatises. ACCESS INFORMATION: The RIA Checkpoint link on the left provides direct access to this resource without the ability for personal customizations. Register for a student course-related account and use personalization features. (See registration instructions). Student accounts expire on January 1 and August 1. If you already have your personal account, follow this link: RIA Checkpoint log in page. You do not need to "Connect from Home" if you have your personal account.
Chemoreception Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1982-present	Indexes 650+ international scholarly journals and other publications in chemoreception research. Subfile of Biological Sciences; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts.
Chicano Database via FirstSearch	1960's-present	Indexes 2,470+ publications on Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants. Includes the Spanish Speaking Mental Health Database.
Children's Books In Print via Bowker	Current	Directory of current and forthcoming children's and young adults books published or distributed in North America. Includes educational publications, textbooks, audio books, DVDs, videos, and e-books.
Christian Science Monitor via NewsBank	1987-present	Full text of articles from Christian Science Monitor.
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) via Columbia University Press	1991-present	Worldwide coverage of the literature in international relations, including: working papers, conference proceedings, journal abstracts, books, a schedule of events, policy briefs, economic indicators, original essays, links and resources, maps and country data. Working papers, essays, and policy briefs are full-text.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text via EBSCOhost	1937-present	Indexes 3,000+ journals from the fields of nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. Searchable cited references for more than 1,155 journals are included. Full text for 330+ journals, plus legal cases, clinical innovations, critical paths, drug records, research instruments and clinical trials.
CIRR (Corporate and Industry Research Reports) via UP - ERC	1979-1991	Provides hundreds of investment house reports on companies and industries. Continued by Investext Plus. Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
CIS (Current Index to Statistics) via ASA and IMS	1975-present	Indexes 100+ core journals and books in statistics.
Civil Engineering Abstracts, CSA/ASCE via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1966-present	Indexes 3,450+ journals and other publications in civil engineering and its complementary fields, including forensic engineering, management and marketing of engineering services, engineering education, theoretical mechanics and dynamics, and mathematics and computation. Many records also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article.
Clase/Periodica via FirstSearch	1975-present	Indexes over 2,600 scholarly journals published in Latin American and the Caribbean. Clase indexes documents specializing in the social sciences and humanities, while Periodica covers journals specializing in science and technology.
Clinical Pharmacology via EBSCOhost		Clinical Pharmacology is no longer available as of July 2007. This product will be replaced by Lexi-PALS drug content. Clinical Pharmacology drug content used to be included in EBSCO Health Source databases.
Cochrane Library via Wiley InterScience	Current	Consists of a collection of evidence-based medicine databases, including The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Provides up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care.
Collection of Ethnography, eHRAF via Human Relations Area Files	Historical to present	Note: This collection is now called eHRAF World Cultures. Contains descriptive information on cultures and ethnic groups of the world. Documents (books, articles, and dissertations) have been indexed and organized according to HRAF's culture and subject classification systems: the Outline of World Cultures (OWC), and the Outline of Cultural Materials (OCM). The OCM topics are crucial in performing powerful searches in the eHRAF databases. You will find the list of OCM topics at: http://library.fiu.edu/files/elibrary/OCM_topics.pdf.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) via Columbia University Press	1991-present	Worldwide coverage of the literature in international relations, including: working papers, conference proceedings, journal abstracts, books, a schedule of events, policy briefs, economic indicators, original essays, links and resources, maps and country data. Working papers, essays, and policy briefs are full-text.
ComAbstracts via CIOS	Varies	Indexes 100+ journals, books, and other sources in fields related to human communication studies (mass communication, human interaction, rhetoric, health communication, communication and new media, journalism, communication history, etc.).
Communication Studies: A SAGE Full-Text Collection via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1982-present	Includes the full-text of 19 journals published by SAGE and participating societies. Covers journalism, public opinion, political communication, mass communication, interpersonal communication, cultural studies, television / film studies, media studies, business communication, organizational / management communication, written communication, and literacy studies. Most journals are available from Volume 1.
Compact D/SEC via UP - ERC	1989-1996	Includes financial and textual data from 10000+ U.S. companies, searchable by multiple factors. See Global Researcher (available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus) for information from 1996 to 2000 and Thomson ONE Banker - Analytics for current information. Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
Compendex (Engineering Index) - Current via Florida Center for Library Automation	2000-present	Indexes 2,600+ international scholarly and trade journals and conference proceedings in all aspects of engineering.
Compendex (Engineering Index) - Backfile via Florida Center for Library Automation	1970-1999
Compendex (Engineering Index) via Engineering Village	1884-present
Composites Industry Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1986-present	Indexes 3,450+ publications on polymers and ceramics reinforced with fibers, honeycombs, whiskers and laminates. Subfile of Engineered Materials Abstracts.
Compustat PC Plus via Standard and Poor's	Current	Provides reliable financial data, company reports, performance graphs, and textual documents concerning American publicly traded companies. This database is know as Compustat PC Plus and Standard & Poor's Research Insight. Contact the Business Librarian (Green Library, Reference Department, 2nd floor; phone: 305-348-2454) for access. Available only on CD-ROM.
Computer Abstracts via UP - ERC	1993-1999	Index to scholarly journals and popular magazines in computers and computing. Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
Computer and Information Systems Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1981-present	Indexes 3,450+ scholarly journals, conference literature, and other publications in computers and computer applications in fields from bioengineering to applied physics. Subfile of CSA High Technology Research Database with Aerospace.
Computer Database via InfoTrac	1980-present	Computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology.
Conference Papers Index via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1982-present	Indexes papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world. Subject emphasis since 1995 has been in the life sciences, environmental sciences and the aquatic sciences, while older material also covers physics, engineering and materials science.
Congressional via LexisNexis	Varies	Database of U.S. congressional information, including papers, bills, and biographies.
Congressional Serial Set, U.S., 1817-1980 via Readex	1817-1914	Digital version of the bound, sequentially numbered volumes of all the reports, documents, and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Includes committee reports related to bills and other matters, presidential communications to Congress, treaty materials, certain executive department publications, and certain non-governmental publications. Currently vols. 1 - 6692 are available: 15th Congress - 63rd Congress, 2nd Session, 1817 - 1914. Upon completion, the digital version of the Serial Set will consist of approximately 13,800 volumes. For legislative and executive documents of Congress during the period 1789 to 1838 (1st Congress, 1st Session through 25th Congress, 2nd Session) see American State Papers.
Conservation Directory via National Wildlife Federation	varies	Contains contact information for environmental non-profit, education, commercial, and government groups operating across the planet.
Consumer.gov via Consumer.gov	Current	Consumer information from the federal government. Includes categories, such as food, health, product safety, money, home & community, children, carrers & education, technology, and transportation.
Contemporary Women's Issues via RDS	1992-present	Articles from 2,240+ interdisciplinary scholarly journals, research reports, books, and other publications on global women's issues related to sociology, psychology, health, education, and human rights.
Copper Data Center Database via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1965-present	Indexes 3,450+ scholarly journals and other publications about copper, copper alloys and copper technology. Subfile of CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX.
Corporate and Industry Research Reports (CIRR) via UP - ERC	1979-1991	Provides hundreds of investment house reports on companies and industries. Continued by Investext Plus. Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
Corrosion Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1980-present	Indexes 3,450+ international journals and other publications in general corrosion science, testing, corrosion characteristics, preventive measures, materials construction and performance, and equipment for many industries. Subfile of CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX.
Country Profiles - LexisNexis Academic via LexisNexis	Varies	Descriptive, political, economic, statistical, and other information about countries.
CQ Library via CQ Press	1991-present	This is a gateway to CQ Researcher and CQ Weekly.
CQ Researcher via CQ Press	1991-present	Weekly newsletter of current and controversial issues with lengthy, full-text reports on both sides of the issue.
CQ Weekly via CQ Press	1983-present	Weekly newsletter with in-depth reports on current and upcoming issues in the U.S. Congress, and a complete wrap up the previous week's news, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes.
CRC ENGnetBASE via CRCnetBASE	Current	Full text of the 150+ handbooks published by CRC Press in various aspects of engineering.
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics via CRCnetBASE	Current	Full text of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics.
Criminal Justice Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1968-present	Indexes international scholarly journals and other publications in criminology and related disciplines.
Criminal Justice Periodicals via ProQuest	1971-present	Covers 200+ journals on criminal justice and related areas.
Criminology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1976-present	Includes the full-text of 23 journals published by SAGE and participating societies. Covers criminal justice, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, corrections, penology, policing, forensic psychology, and family and domestic violence. Most journals are available from Volume 1.
CRL (Center for Research Libraries) Collections via Center for Research Libraries	varies	Catalog and digital collections from the Center for Research Libraries. Includes newspapers, journals, documents, archives and other traditional and digital resources for research and teaching across various disciplines.
CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	Varies	This is the gateway to the databases of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
CSA High Technology Research Database with Aerospace via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1962-present	Indexes 3,450+ international scholarly journals and other publications in aeronautics, astronautics, computer and information technology, electronics, communications, solid state materials and devices, and space sciences. Covers theoretical research and practical application.
CSA Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1973-present	Indexes over 1,500+ international scholarly journals and other publications in language and linguistics.
CSA Materials Research Database with METADEX via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1966-present	Indexes 3,460+ scholarly journals and other publications on materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymers, and composites used in engineering application.
CSA Neurosciences Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1982-present	Indexes 1,090+ international scholarly journals and other publications in vertebrate and invertebrate neuroscience. Subfile of Biological Sciences.
CSA Social Services Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1979-present	Indexes 1,330+ journals and other publications on current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. Many records, added to the database since 2004, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article.
CSA Sociological Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1952-present	Indexes 2,000+ international journals and other publications in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Many records, added to the database since 2002, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article.
CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1975-present	Indexes 1,680+ international journals within the political science discipline and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. Many records, added to the database since 2001, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article.
CSA/ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1966-present	Indexes 3,450+ journals and other publications in civil engineering and its complementary fields, including forensic engineering, management and marketing of engineering services, engineering education, theoretical mechanics and dynamics, and mathematics and computation. Many records also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article.
Current Geographical Publications (CGP) via American Geographical Society Libary	Recent issue	Tables of contents of the most current issues of geographical journals.
Current Index to Statistics, CIS via ASA and IMS	1975-present	Indexes 100+ core journals and books in statistics.