Databases

DATABASES - P	COVERAGE	DESCRIPTION
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1972-present	Indexes 3,890+ international scholarly journals, government documents, Internet materials, and other publications from over 120 countries on current events in the political and social sciences.
PALMM: Publication of Archival Library & Museum Materials via PALMM	Varies	Gateway to visual and textual PALMM collections. This is a cooperative initiative of the public universities of Florida to provide digital access to important source materials for research and scholarship.
PapersFirst via FirstSearch	Oct 1993-present	Indexes papers presented at worldwide meetings, conferences, expositions, workshops, congresses, and symposia.
Periodica/Clase 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.
Peterson's College Search via Peterson's	Current	Directory of information about undergraduate programs at more than 1,600 institutions.
Peterson's Graduate Planner via Peterson's	Current	Directory of information about graduate programs at more than 1,600 institutions.
Philosopher's Index via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1940-present	Indexes 550+ international scholarly journals and other publications in all aspects of philosophy.
Philosophy Compass via Blackwell Synergy	2006-present	Peer-reviewed surveys of the most important research and current thinking in philosophy.
Physical Education Index via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1970-current	Indexes 410+ peer-reviewed and popular journals, report literature, conference proceedings, trade magazines, patents in physical education.
PILOTS Database: Published International Literature On Traumatic Stress via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1871-present	Indexes international literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health consequences of exposure to traumatic events. Produced by the National Center for PTSD. If you do not have an FIU Library number, you can use this database at no charge at National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder site.
Plant Science via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1994-present	Indexes 250+ international scholarly journals and other publications in all aspects of plant science, including pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry, genetics, biotechnology, techniques and environmental biology.
PolicyFile via ProQuest	Varies	Indexes publications addressing the complete range of public policy research. Includes links to the full text.
Political Science Abstracts, Worldwide 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.
Pollution Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1981-present	Indexes 1,090+ international scholarly journals and other publications in all aspects of pollution including air, water, waste, radioactive material and toxic emissions, land and noise. Combines information on scientific research and government policies. Subfile of Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management.
POPLINE via Johns Hopkins University	1970-present	Indexes international scholarly publications in population, family planning and related health issues. Specializes in issues related to developing countries.
Pre-CINAHL via EBSCOhost	Current	Has been integrated with CINAHL Plus with Full Text and is no longer available as a separate database.
Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society via PALMM	1995-2005	Full text of the Proceedings of the Florida State Horticultural Society.
ProceedingsFirst via FirstSearch	Oct 1993-present	Indexes proceedings of worldwide meetings, conferences, expositions, workshops, congresses, and symposia.
Professional Collection via InfoTrac	Varies	A collection of 300+ full-text educational journals.
Project MUSE via Johns Hopkins University Press	Varies	Electronic full text of 100+ scholarly journals published by several University presses. FIU subscribes to Project Muse Standard Collection.
ProQuest via ProQuest	Varies	This is the gateway to ProQuest databases available at FIU, including: ABI/Inform Global, ABI/Inform Trade and Industry, Criminal Justice Periodicals, ProQuest Newspapers, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.
ProQuest Historical Annual Reports via ProQuest	1884-present	Business resource covering information on companies, including financial performance, key officers, competitors, and market trends. Includes more than 800 U.S. companies.
PsycArticles via American Psychological Association	Varies	Electronic full text of 50+ APA (American Psychological Association) and EPF (Educational Publishing Foundation) journals. FIU subscribes to all titles.
Psychological Study of the Arts via PALMM	Varies	Includes materials that explore literary questions using psychology, often psychoanalytic psychology.
PsycINFO via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1806-present	Indexes 2,300+ international scholarly journals, books, book chapters, reports and other publications in psychology and related disciplines. Many records, added to the database since 1998, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article.
Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS International) via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1972-present	Indexes 3,890+ international scholarly journals, government documents, Internet materials, and other publications from over 120 countries on current events in the political and social sciences.
Publishers, Distributors & Wholesalers Index via Bowker	Current	Company directory for publishers and distributors of many types of media.
PubMed Central (PMC) via National Institutes of Health	Varies	Free digital archive of 300+ biomedical and life sciences journals. Search all journals or choose articles from the table of contents of each journal.
PubMed/MEDLINE via National Library of Medicine	mid-1950s-present	Indexes 5000+ international scholarly journals in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. MEDLINE is the main component of PubMed. In addition to MEDLINE citations, PubMed also contains: in-process citation, citations that precede the date that a journal was selected for MEDLINE, for more information see: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/dif_med_pub.html MEDLINE is available from other platforms, such as Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (1997-present), FirstSearch (1965-present). When you use MEDLINE on Cambridge Scientific Abstracts or FirstSearch, you can take advantage of "Find It @ FIU"/SFX functionality.