An index is a database listing article citations, abstracts, or the full text [FT] of articles found in popular magazines, research journals, professional magazines, and newspapers.

Most Library indexes are accessible only from computers on the MSU-Billings campus. To access these databases from off-campus, click on "Off-Campus Access" under "Find Articles" on the Library homepage, and follow the instructions.

To find out whether a journal or magazine is available in full text in one of the electronic indexes, see the link "Full Text Finder" under "Find Articles" on teh Library Homepage.  

If you have any questions, please call the Reference Desk at (406) 657-1662.

General Indexes

Academic Universe Lexis-Nexis, PCs, various years  [FT]

Article First, PCs, 1990-present  [citations]          

Expanded Academic ASAP, PCs, 1980-present  [FT, citations]

General Reference Center Gold, PCs, 1980-present [FT, citations]

GPO Catalog of Publications, PCs, 1976-present [citations]

Oxford English Dictionary, PCs [FT] & REF 1625.O87 1989

Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature, Index Shelf, 1902-1996 [citations]

Business: Accounting, Computing, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing

ABI/Inform, PCs, 1970-present  [FT, citations]

Academic Universe Lexis-Nexis, PCs, various years [FT]

Accounting & Tax Index, Index Shelf, 1961-1997  [citations]

Business and Company ASAP, PCs, 1980-present  [FT, citations]]

EconLit, PCs, 1969-present  [abstracts]

HealthSTAR—Health Administration, http://www.igm.nlm.nih.gov, 1975- [citations]

JSTOR (Economic Journals), PCs, various years  [FT]

Patent & Trademark Office, http://www.uspto.gov/, various years [citations]

Patent Database, http://www.delphion.com, various years [citations]

PROMT (industry/trade data), PCs, 1995-present  [FT, citations]

Wall Street Journal Index, Index Shelf, 1969-1998  [citations]

Workforce Online http://www.workforceonline.com/, current years [FT]

Education and Rehabilitation

Academic Universe Lexis-Nexis, PCs, various years  [FT]

Ask ERIC, http://ericir.sunsite.syr.edu, 1966-present  [abstracts]

Child Development Abstracts, Index Shelf, 1971-present  [abstracts]

ERIC First Search, PCs, 1966-present  [abstracts]

Expanded Academic ASAP, PCs, 1980-present,  [FT, citations]

GPO Catalog of Publications, PCs, 1976-present [citations]

PsycInfo, PCs, 1887-present  [abstracts]

SPORTDiscus, PCs, 1975-present  [abstracts]

Tests In Print, Index Shelf, various dates  [citations]

Health Sciences: Medicine, Nursing, Rehabilitation, Sports

Academic Universe Lexis-Nexis, PCs, various years [FT, citations]

CINAHL, PCs, 1982-present  [abstracts with some FT]

GPO Catalog of Publications, PCs, 1976-present [citations]

Health Reference Center Academic, PCs, 1995-present  [FT, citations]

HealthSTAR—Health Administration, http://www.igm.nlm.nih.gov, 1975- [citations]

Medline, PCs, 1965-present & http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/freemedl.html [abstracts with some FT]

PsycInfo, PCs, 1887-present  [abstracts]

SPORTDiscus, PCs, 1975-present  [abstracts]

Humanities: Art, Communication, History, Languages, Literature, Philosophy

Abstracts of English Studies Reference, 1958-1980,  [abstracts]

America History and Life, Index Shelf, 1964-1980 and PCs [abstracts, citations]

Art Abstracts, PCs, 1984-present,   [abstracts]

Art Index, Index Shelf, 1983-1997, [citations]

Book Review Digest, Index Shelf, 1905-1985,  [abstracts]

Book Review Index, Index Shelf, 1965-present,  [citations]

Expanded Academic ASAP, PCs, 1980-present,  [FT, citations]

Gale Literary Databases, PCs, various dates [FT]

Granger’s Index to Poetry, Reference, 1940-present,  [citations]

Historical Abstracts, Index Shelf, 1955-1991 and PCs [abstracts]

Humanities Index, Index Shelf, 1974-1984,  [citations]

JSTOR (Asian Studies, Philosophy, Anthropology), PCs, various years,  [FT]

JSTOR (selected History Journals), PCs, various dates,  [FT]

MLA Bibliography, Index Shelf, 1921-1994 & PCs 1963-present [citations]

Old Testament Index, Index Shelf, 1993-present,  [citations]

Oxford English Dictionary, PCs [FT] & REF 1625.O87 1989

Philosophers Index, Index Shelf, 1978-1997,  [citations]

Play Index, Index Shelf, 1968-1987,  [citations]

PsycInfo, PCs, 1887-present  [abstracts]

Short Story Index, Index Shelf, 1953-1995,  [citations]

 States Periodical Index  (Montana Magazines), Index Shelf, 1980-present, & Web, http://dreams.nris.state.mt.us/spi/Libraryquery.htm  [citations]

Women’s Studies Abstracts, Index Shelf, 1972-1998  & CD-ROM 1989-1993 [abstracts]

WorldCat (listing of books/materials owned by libraries), PCs, 1200-present, [citations]

Newspapers

Academic Universe Lexis-Nexis, PCs, current years  [FT]

Billings Gazette Index, Index Shelf, 1976-1992; Web: http://www.billingsgazette.com, current years [limited FT]

Magazines, Journals, & Newspapers on the Web, http://www.coalliance.org/ejournal

New York Times Index, Index Shelf, 1851-present  [citations]

People

Biography Index, Index Shelf, 1946-1996  [citations]

Current Biography, REF CT100.C8, 1940-present & CD-ROM 1983-1996 [FT]

New York Times Index, Index Shelf, 1851-present  [citations]

Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Mathematics, Technology

ACM Digital Library Web, http://www.acm.org  [citations, some FT]

Agricola, http://www.nal.usda.gov/ag98  [citations]

Applied Science & Technology Abstracts, PCs, 1983-present  [abstracts]

Biological & Agricultural Index, PCs, 1984-present  [citations]

Biotechnology Information, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/, [citations]

Expanded Academic ASAP, PCs, 1980-present  [FT, citations]

GeoRef, PCs, 1785-1998 [citations]

GPO Catalog of Publications, PCs, 1976-present [citations]

JSTOR (Ecology Journals), PCs, various years  [FT]

JSTOR (Math Journals), PCs, various years  [FT]

PubScience, http://pubsci.osti.gov/srchfrm.html [citations]

Wildlife Abstracts, Index Shelf, 1935-1975  [abstracts]

Wildlife Review, Index Shelf, 1970-1995  [citations]

Social Sciences: Environmental Studies, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology

                Census Data, CD-ROM, various years  [FT]

Census Data Web, http://www.census.gov

Expanded Academic ASAP, PCs, 1980-present  [FT, citations]

GeoRef, PCs, 1785-1998 [citations]

GPO Access, http://www.access.gpo.gov

Gov’t Publications (GPO Monthly Catalog), PCs, 1976-present  [citations]

Health Reference Center Academic, PCs, 1995-present  [FT, citations]

Human Resources Abstracts, Reference, 1976-1994  [abstracts]

JSTOR (Ecology Journals), PCs, various years  [FT]

JSTOR (Political Science Journals), PCs, various years  [FT]

 JSTOR (Sociology/Demography Journals), PCs, various years  [FT]

NCJRS (Criminal Justice), http://www.ncjrs.org/search.html

PAIS International, Index Shelf, 1915-1996  [abstracts]

PsycInfo, PCs, 1887-present  [abstracts]

Public Agenda Online,  http://www.publicagenda.org

Social Sciences Index, Index Shelf, 1974-1982  [citations]