Alumni databases
Alumni borrowers are welcome to use most of Laurier's databases in the Library building. While most databases are not available to alumni from off campus due to licensing restrictions, the Library is able to offer remote access to the following resources:
| Database | Description |
|---|---|
| Academic OneFile | Selected academic journal articles in a variety of subjects. View Full Description |
| American bibliography of Slavic and East European studies | Print index for articles, books and other publications. View Full Description |
| American Indian Histories and Cultures | Manuscripts, artwork and rare print material on native North American history and European settlement. View Full Description |
| Archive Explorer | Search tool for all Adam Matthew databases. View Full Description |
| Asian American Drama | Full-text plays, many not previously published, and related information. View Full Description |
| Black Drama | Full-text plays and related information from around the world. View Full Description |
| Black Thought and Culture | Full-text non-fiction works by leading African-Americans. View Full Description |
| British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries | Full-text primary source material. View Full Description |
| Cambridge Journals | Several hundred full-text electronic journals in all subject areas. View Full Description |
| Canadian Science Publishing : Browse by Title | Canadian independent scientific journal publisher. View Full Description |
| CareerCruising | Collection of in depth career profiles, college and university programs, and interviews to assist career selection and planning. View Full Description |
| Center for Research Libraries: Digital Collections | Primary source material, in digital format or available for request through Interlibrary Loan. View Full Description |
| China: Trade, Politics & Culture 1793-1980 | Full-text papers, plus maps, paintings, photographs and archival materials. View Full Description |
| CPI.Q | Index for Canadian academic journals and popular magazines View Full Description |
| Defining Gender | Full-text manuscripts and printed works, plus illustrations. View Full Description |
| Duke University Press Journals ONLINE | Journals published by Duke University Press View Full Description |
| Early Canadiana Online | Digitized texts published between the first European settlement of Canada and the early twentieth century. View Full Description |
| Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment | Full-text letters, diaries and memoirs. View Full Description |
| Education in Video | Collection of videos about topics in training and education, including classroom footage. View Full Description |
| eDuke Books: Scholarly Collection | Electronic books published by Duke University Press, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. View Full Description |
| eHRAF Archaeology | International database with about 60,000 pages of information on prehistory. View Full Description |
| Eighteenth Century Journals | Rare, full-text journals on a wide range of topics. View Full Description |
| Empire Online | Images of original manuscripts and printed materials produced between 1492 and 1962. Covers Africa, the Americas, Australasia, Oceana and South Asia. View Full Description |
| Erudit | Full-text Canadian scholarly publications, chiefly in French. View Full Description |
| Film Scripts Online | Full-text scripts of significant feature films. View Full Description |
| Gale Virtual Reference Library | Selection of reference works in the sciences and social sciences. View Full Description |
| Google Scholar (with Laurier content access) | Searches for articles and web resources from academic publishers and universities. View Full Description |
| iPortal: indigenous studies portal research tool | Index to articles, books, and other documents related to indigenous peoples of Canada and North America. View Full Description |
| Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism | Full-text encyclopedia with entries for critics, theorists, schools and movements. View Full Description |
| JSTOR | Current and back issues of journals in arts and sciences. View Full Description |
| Latino Literature | Full-text poetry, prose and drama by writers in the U.S. View Full Description |
| Literature Resource Center | Full text biographical information, overviews, criticism and reviews on writers, past and present. View Full Description |
| Manuscript Women's Letters and Diaries | Collection of personal writings by American women of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. View Full Description |
| Mass Observation Online | Papers from the archive of a pioneering British social research organization. View Full Description |
| Medieval Travel Writing | Important manuscripts by European travellers. View Full Description |
| Music Online: Classical Music Library | Music-streaming program. Browse by composer, artist, conductor, ensemble, instrument, genre, period, or label. View Full Description |
| Music Online: Contemporary World Music | Large streaming audio collection of world music. View Full Description |
| MyWorldAbroad | Interactive online guide and toolkit to support working abroad. Create an account using your Laurier e-mail. View Full Description |
| Naxos Music Library | Streaming music from hundreds of labels, in particular for classical music. View Full Description |
| North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories | Full-text personal narratives of immigrants to the United States and Canada. View Full Description |
| North American Indian Thought and Culture | Full-text biographies, autobiographies, diaries, letters, personal narratives and speeches. View Full Description |
| North American Theatre Online | Information about plays, actors, productions, etc. for Canadian and American theatre. View Full Description |
| North American Women's Drama | Full-text plays, chiefly American with some Canadian content. View Full Description |
| North American Women's Letters and Diaries | Thousands of pages of diaries and letters from hundreds of women in North America. View Full Description |
| OECD iLibrary | Access books, articles, reports & statistics from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. View Full Description |
| Opera in Video | Opera performances plus interviews and documentaries. View Full Description |
| Oral History Online | Full-text oral histories in English, including an index to freely available histories on the Web. View Full Description |
| Periodicals Archive Online | Full-text articles from journals in the humanities and social sciences. View Full Description |
| Popular Culture in Britain and America, 1950-1975 | Primary source material concerning social, political and cultural changes from 1950-1975. View Full Description |
| Project Muse | Full-text peer reviewed journals in the humanities and social sciences. Funding has been generously provided by Laurier's Student Life Levy. View Full Description |
| Sage Knowledge | Social sciences books by Sage Publications. Primarily Sociology, Education, and Business & Management. View Full Description |
| Slavery, Abolition & Social Justice | Includes manuscripts, books, pamphlets, maps and images. View Full Description |
| South and Southeast Asian Literature | Collection of fiction and poetry written in English by authors from South and Southeast Asia. View Full Description |
| Theatre in Video: Volume I | Video collection of plays and film documentaries. View Full Description |
| Twentieth Century North American Drama | Full-text plays, chiefly American with some Canadian. View Full Description |
| Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 | Full-text documents, plus scholarly essays, book reviews, commentaries and bibliographies. View Full Description |