Databases

DATABASES - S	COVERAGE	DESCRIPTION
Safety Science and Risk via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1981-present	Indexes 1,350+ international scholarly journals and other publications in public health, safety, and industrial hygiene.
SAGE eReference Encyclopedias via SAGE Publications	Varies	Collection of 60+ full-text eReference titles from SAGE Publications. Browse-able and cross-searchable works in over 20 subject areas including: African American Studies, Anthropology, Business & Management, Communication & Media Studies, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Geography, Health & Social Welfare, History, Politics, Psychology, Social Work & Social Policy, and Sociology. Search-able indexes, tables and images are also included.
SAGE Journals Online (SAGE Premier) via SAGE Publications	Varies; for most titles: 1999-present	Full text access to 450 SAGE journals in the humanities, social sciences, life science, medicine, physical science, and engineering. FIU subscribes to the SAGE Premier package. A list of titles included in the SAGE Premier is available at: http://www.sagepub.com/repository/binaries/librarian/premier_title_list.pdf
Sanborn Fire Insurance Company Maps of Florida via PALMM	1860-1923	Includes more than 3000 map sheets illustrating the development of more than 130 Florida cities. The maps were mainly designed to help fire insurance agents determine the degree of damage to a property and show accurate information to help them determine risks and establish premiums. The maps included street names, property boundaries and lot lines, and house and block numbers.
SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) via SciELO	1988-present	Provides full-text access to 500+ Latin American, Caribbean and Spanish scientific journals. Free resource.
Science via American Association for the Advancement of Science	1997-present	Science is the world's leading journal of original scientific research, global news, and commentary.
Science Citation Index via ISI Web of Knowledge	1977-present	Indexes 5,900+ multidisciplinary scholarly journals and other publications in the sciences, with cited references.
Science Complete, Wilson via WilsonWeb	1983-present	Includes following databases: Applied Science and Technology Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index Plus, and General Science Full Text. Full text is provided for selected publications.
ScienceDirect via Science Direct	1995-present	Electronic full text of 1800+ scholarly journals published by Elsevier Corporation.
SciFinder Scholar via UP - ERC	1850's-present	Indexes 9,500+ journals and other publications in biomedical sciences, chemistry, engineering, material science, agricultural science, and other disciplines. Online version of Chemical Abstracts. Also includes MEDLINE. Available at: Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus Info Commons (Lab 104) and Reference Lab (Lab 200), Biscayne Bay Campus Library Engineering Library Services (Engineering Center 2783/2785).
SCIPIO: Art and Rare Book Sales Catalogs via FirstSearch	1599-present	Catalog of auction sales catalogs for art objects and rare books.
Scirus via Elsevier	Current	Science-specific search engine that searches over 450 million web pages. Search for scientific, medical, technical data, reports, articles, patents.
SDC Platinum: Bankruptcies via UP - ERC	1980-1988, limited; 1988-present, full	Based on SEC documents, bankruptcy court filings, reorganization plans, and news sources, provides data searchable by various factors, from company name to creditors, securities, financial profile, etc. Includes U.S. companies with assets of $1million (1980-88) or, after 1988, public with $10 million or private with $50 million in assets. Available through computers near windows in ERC (Green Library, 2nd floor).
SDC Platinum: Worldwide Mergers & Acquisitions via UP - ERC	US: 1979-present; Intl: 1985-present	Covers both public and private transactions involving at least 5% of the company value (prior to 1993, value must => $1mm.) Transactions include, mergers, acquisitions, LBOs, stake purchases, tender offers, stock swaps, privatizations, spinoffs, etc. Data includes over 1,400 data elements. Please see instructions at http://www.fiu.edu/~morriss/Guides/WMA07.htm before using. Available through computers near windows in ERC (Green Library, 2nd floor).
Sea Turtle Bibliography via WebLUIS	1847-present	Indexes publications on all aspects of sea turtle biology, conservation and management.
Seismic Exploration via UP - ERC	1997	Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
Serial Set Maps via Readex	1817-1980	The maps published as part of U.S. Congressional Serial Set publications.
Shepard's Citations via LexisNexis	Varies	Indexes laws and cases of U.S. federal courts and Florida courts. Enter a citation to retrieve prior and subsequent history and all citing references.
SilverPlatter WebSPIRS via SilverPlatter WebSPIRS	Varies	This is a gateway to SilverPlatter databases: Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals and NASW Clinical Register, 12th edition.
Social Sciences Citation Index via ISI Web of Knowledge	1977-present	Indexes 1,725+ multidisciplinary scholarly journals and other publications in the social sciences, with cited references. Very useful for finding articles which cite earlier articles.
Social Sciences Full Text via WilsonWeb	1983-present	Indexes 625+ international scholarly journals and popular magazines in the social sciences. Full text coverage begins in 1995.
Social Sciences Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective via WilsonWeb	1907-present; Full text: 1995-present	Indexes international scholarly journals and popular magazines in the social sciences. Full text coverage begins in 1995. Allows to search Social Sciences Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective concurrently.
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.
Social Work Abstracts via EBSCOhost	1966-present	Indexes 450+ scholarly journals and other publications in social work and human services.
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.
Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1981-present	Indexes 3,450+ international scholarly journals and other publications in solid state materials and devices, as well as the new high- and low-temperature superconductivity technology. Subfile of CSA High Technology Research Database with Aerospace.
SourceOECD via OECD	1998-present	Provides full-text access to OECD's (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) monographs, periodicals, and statistical databases.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel via NewsBank	1986-present	Full-text articles from the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel.
Southern Trees via UP - ERC	1996	Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
SPORTDiscus via EBSCOhost	1800-present	Covers sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics, psychology, training techniques, coaching, physical education, physical fitness, active living, recreation, history, facilities and equipment.
SpringerLink via Springer	Varies; for most titles: 1997-present	1339+ full text journals in a variety of disciplines. Most titles are available from 1997.
Standard & Poor's Research Insight 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.
Standard and Poor's NetAdvantage via Standard and Poor's	Varies	Full text of 12 Standard & Poor's investment publications covering managment, corporation data, industry data, mutual funds, and investment analysis.
State Capital via LexisNexis	Current	Database of state government information including bills and laws, constitutions, legislative issues, and more.
Stat!Ref via Stat!Ref	Varies	STAT!Ref online is a cross-searchable, healthcare reference eBook provider. Contains 40 Health and Nursing reference book titles.
State of the Nation via STAT-USA	Current and historical	Current and historical federal economic and financial data related to United States' domestic economy.
Statistical via LexisNexis	Current	Indexes statistical data from U.S. government, international, professional, and other organizations.
STAT-USA via STAT-USA	Current	Financial and economic data, daily trade leads, important statistics and international trade documents. Access to State of the Nation and Globus & NTDB.
STAT-USA : CD-ROM via UP Gov Docs	Current
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale) via NewsBank	1986-present	Full-text articles from the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel.
Sustainability Science Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	2003-present	Indexes 650+ scholarly journals, gray literature, reports and other publications in management of human use and conservation of the natural resource base, including maintenance of species diversity and genetic diversity within the species and protection of the habitat/ecosystem. Subfile of Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management.