Databases

The following online databases and gateways can be accessed from any computer on the Spencerian College - Lexington campus by logging on to your account on a campus computer.

If you are accessing these databases from off campus, please click here for Remote Access area for remote usernames and passwords.
Note: The Remote Access area is password protected. You MUST enter your Spencerian username and password to access the remote database passwords. Click here for more help logging in, or check with the library staff for more information.

EBSCOHost®: An online gateway affording access to a variety of full text and full image electronic resources.

* Academic Search Premier * Agricola * Business Source Premier * Business Wire News * CINAHL * Clinical Reference Systems * EBSCO Animals * EBSCO Online Citations * ERIC * Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia

* Health Source: Consumer Edition * HealthSource: Nursing/Academic Edition * MAS Ultra-School Edition * MasterFILE Premier * MEDLINE * Middle Search Plus * Newspaper Source * Primary Search

* Professional Development Collection * Psychology & Behavioral Science * PsycINFO * Religion & Philosophy Collection * Sociological Collection * Sociological Abstracts * USP DI Vol II, Advice for the Patient

HOOVERS ONLINE®: "The ultimate source for company information," includes: company history profiles; in-depth financials; current company news; stock charts; Fortune 500® and S&P® status; Subsidiaries/affiliates; competitors; products/operations; officers; annual reports; investor relations information; real-time SEC filings; research reports; insider trade reportage; patents; company ranking; an industry snapshot; and, company job openings.

KENTUCKY VIRTUAL LIBRARY (KYVL): A statewide web-based gateway permitting access to the following wide range of online sources: periodical, newspaper and reference book databases; government information; the Kentuckiana Digital Library photographic archives; and electronic catalogs for other major libraries in Kentucky.

Lexington Public Library: Databases are also available at the Lexington Public Library web page (an LPL library card is required for remote access).

OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS® RESOURCE CENTER: Opposing Viewpoints® is a comprehensive, full text database providing differing points of view on current social issues, such as affirmative action, censorship, ecology and mental health. Information on each issue includes topic overviews, government data, statistics, organizational profiles, and links to subject-related web sites.

PROQUEST®: Provides access to a variety of full text databases, including ABI/INFORM® Research (focusing on North American periodicals covering business and management issues), Proquest® COMPUTING (coverage from computing periodicals), and Proquest® CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (covering technical and vocational periodicals).