Databases on the Web: Subjects L-M

Labordoc is an international bibliographic database covering journal articles, books, and other documents relating to "all aspects of work and sustainable livelihoods, and the work-related aspects of economic and social development and human rights." Created and maintained by the ILO. Documents may contain a link to the full text, although for some of these access is limited to the ILO.

A database of abstracts of literature pertaining to English language instruction and bilingual education. Produced by the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA), formerly the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education.

Nestor is an international bibliography of journal articles and books relating to Aegean studies, Homeric society, Indo-European linguistics, and related fields. "The primary geographic nexus of Nestor is the Aegean, including all of Greece, Albania, the southern coast of Bulgaria, the western and southern coasts of Turkey, and Cyprus. Its chronological range is the prehistoric period from the Palaeolithic through the end of the Geometric period." Published by the Department of Classics at the University of Cincinnati.

The VHL Regional Portal searches in multiple sources such as Medline, WHO IRIS, and numerous specialized health databases of Latin America.The portal is provided by the Pan-American Health Organization (World Health Organization). Although not limited in scope to Latin America, the project aims at the creation of a Latin American network of adolescent health information.

Bibliografía Mesoamericana, published by the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, "provides a comprehensive and continually updated bibliographic dataset of the published literature pertaining to the anthropology of Mesoamerica. Content includes archaeology, ethnography, ethnohistory, art history, linguistics, physical anthropology, and other related disciplines." The focus is on México, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.

HLAS (Handbook of Latin American Studies) is edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Scholarly "works reviewed include books, journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers in the disciplines of Anthropology (including Archaeology, Ethnohistory and Ethnology), Art, Economics, Geography, Government and Politics, History, International Relations, Literature, Music, Philosophy, and Sociology. Starting with Volume 54, the Handbook also includes a section on Electronic Resources for Latin American studies." Annotations (abstracts) are about a year behind. Does not include full text.

"The Latin American Periodicals Tables of Contents (LAPTOC) is a searchable Web database that provides access to the tables of contents of 975 journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences, published in Latin America." Produced and maintained by the Association of Research Libraries, Latin Americanist Research Resources Project.

Asian Law Online is the first and only online bibliographic database of Asian law materials in the world. ... Asian Law Online is a collection of English language materials on Asian laws available throughout the world and includes books, chapters in books, journal articles and theses.

Innova is a bibliography on intellectual property rights produced by the he Swedish Patent and Registration Office. "In this you can find bibliographic records concerning patent right, trademark right, design right, right of personal names and copyright. Innova also covers literature related with the field of innovation and competition law. Innova reflects the library's holdings and most of the material is either in Swedish or English" English language interface available by clicking "In English" link near the top of the page.

The Oñati Institute (Instituto Internacional de Sociología Juridica de Oñati) database contains records journal articles, books, and conference conference papers relating to the sociology of law. The Institute is located in Oñati, Spain. An advanced search interface is available. Abstracts are included for journal articles and some other materials.

Indexes articles, chapters, books, and other documents relating to international law and to war crimes. Produced and maintained by the Peace Palace Library of the Hague Academy's Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations in the Netherlands. Click the U.K. flag in the catalog interface to change it to English.

"A team of librarians and library staff monitors information technology literature in both print and digital forms, each month selecting only the best items to annotate [for an electronic journal]." Searchable.

Indexes and abstracts journals in these areas. Generously provided by EBSCOhost.

"This is a bibliography of literary studies, criticism and philology, listing over 135,000 items (books, book chapters, articles, films, etc.), with a main focus on English-speaking authors and criticism or literary theory written in English..." Choose "Authors" under "Name Index" or choose one of the subject areas to see an alphabetical display of pertinent files. You may wish to read the directions first. The bibliography is the work of José Ángel García Landa of the Universidad de Zaragoza.

BULB Bibliography of Children's and Young Persons' Literature (Barn- och ungdomslitteraturbibliografin) includes works on the history and theory of children's and young persons' literature, on authors and illustrators, and on the use of fiction (particularly children's and young persons' literature) at pre-school and school level. If the interface appears in Swedish, click "English" at the top of the screen. BULB has been produced since 1984 by the Swedish Institute for Children's Books (SBI).

"The most comprehensive and authoritative bibliography for full-text literary criticism on the Internet." Indexes literary criticism covering over 300 English and American authors of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Compiled and maintained by Jan Pridmore.

PAL is a bibliography on American literature. The table of contents by period and genre is the easiest way to use the site. It is also searchable. The site is the brainchild of Paul P. Reuben, a professor of English at California State University Stanislaus.

Indexes critical and historical articles and books on science fiction and fantasy. The database is compiled by Hal W. Hall and hosted by the Cushing Library at Texas A & M University.

Produced and maintained by the Information Center for Ropeway Studies at Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines, the database contains abstracts of "journal articles, symposia, books, reports, handbooks, manufacturers' catalogs, and other resources pertaining to the history, theory, design and operation of ropeway systems."

" A web-based information portal that provides access to NOAA coral reef information and data products with emphasis on the U.S. states, territories and remote island areas. " Results appear in a list. Click the title of an item for more information. Click Metadata Details to get information about articles. CoRIS includes both periodical articles and other types of data. Journal articles may be proprietary or open access.

Current "scientific bibliography on recent and fossil sharks, skates, rays and chimaeras (cartilaginous fishes, Chondrichthyes)."

A cornucopia of fish information. To search for article citations, scroll down to the search form in the "References" section.

A bibliographic database created by the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research (ACCSTR) at the University of Florida. Indexes articles, theses, books, government reports and other material relating to sea turtles.

"Bibliographic records, beginning January 1978, of selected articles from serials, monographs, proceedings, unpublished materials and other pertinent sources on fisheries, aquaculture and coastal resources management relevant to tropical and developing countries." A service of the World Fish Center.

Check off Mathematics under Subject. Abstract & full-text database of technical papers on mathematics subjects. To view the full abstract, you may need to click the More link. To download text of an entry, click the "pdf" link. ArXiv is maintained by U.S. National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Add Health Publications Database gives citations of articles and other publications, as well as presentations, unpublished manuscripts, and dissertations, by Add Health researchers. "The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) is a nationally representative study that explores the causes of health-related behaviors of adolescents in grades 7 through 12 and their outcomes in young adulthood." The database is produced by the University of North Carolina Carolina publication center.

The VHL Regional Portal searches in multiple sources such as Medline, WHO IRIS, and numerous specialized health databases of Latin America.The portal is provided by the Pan-American Health Organization (World Health Organization). Although not limited in scope to Latin America, the project aims at the creation of a Latin American network of adolescent health information.

This resource from NIEH, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, is a bibliography of peer-reviewed articles and gray literature about the impact of climate change on human health.

The world's largest database of medicine-related abstracts. Includes online MESH subject headings. Tip: When combining terms or searches, use capital letters for AND, OR, NOT. Refer to help files for complete instructions. Now includes links to some free full-text articles through PubMed Central, which includes free full-text articles. A service of the National Library of Medicine.

A bibliographic database developed through the Indian Health Service by the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Library and Informatics Center. "The scope of the NHRD is limited to contemporary articles, studies, and reports focused on the medical (physical and psychological), anthropological, and administrative aspects of AI/AN health." Articles range from 1970 to the present.

Bibliographic database of publications relating to occupational safety and health, including journal articles, government reports, and "other communication products supported in whole or in part by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)." Abstracts are included; a link to full text of some documents may be included.

"OTseeker is a database that contains abstracts of systematic reviews and randomized controlled trials relevant to occupational therapy." OT Seeker was developed by a team from University of Queensland (School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences) and the University of Western Sydney (School of Exercise and Health Sciences).

PEDro Physiotherapy Evidence Database is an initiative of the Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP), a center of the School of Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney. "It has been developed to give rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidlines in physiotherapy." Pedro indexes both journal articles and Cochrane Library reviews.

Citations to articles relating to the history of pharmacy. Search by key word. Truncation is available. It is published by Govi-Verlag; the Internet version is hosted by the University of Karlsruhe.

Searches both published and preprint material relating to astronomy, astrophysics, and atmospheric phenomena.

"The Chicago Online Bibliography of Mamluk Studies is an on-going project of the Middle East Documentation Center at the University of Chicago, the aim of which is to compile comprehensive bibliographies of all primary sources relating to the Mamluk sultanate of Egypt and Syria, as well as all research and discussion--scholarly and popular--germane to the subject." Searchable by Author, Title, and Subject, or browsable by Subjects.

Water in the Middle East (formerly the IES Water Database Bibliography), containing approximately 10,000 entries encompassing such topics as hydrology, geography, science and technology, economics, population, politics, law, management, and strategic affairs. The user can choose topics and water basins from a list on the search page. Part of the Oregon Digital Library

"The Air University Library's Index to Military Periodicals is a subject index to significant articles, news items, and editorials from English language military and aeronautical periodicals. The Index contains citations since 1988 and is updated continuously." Air University is the U.S. Air Force's center for advanced education.

Gives access to Defense-funded research and development information. Choose Technical Reports from the dropdown list next to the search box.

"CineFiles
contains scanned images of reviews, press kits, festival and showcase program notes, newspaper articles, and other documents from the PFA Library's extensive collection covering world cinema, past and present."

Searches reviews of films, videos, DVDs, music and games in newspapers, magazines, and Web sites. A search generates a list of reviews with brief quotations, which may have index information or may link to the article in the original sources. Produced by Metacritic, Inc.

The Movie Review Query Engine finds reviews of current and past films online. About half are from the online versions of periodicals like Rolling Stone, The Chicago Sun Times, The San Francisco Chronicle and The Washington Post; the others are from Web sites that feature reviews, such as eFilmCritic.com.

The Bach Bibliography database is compiled and maintained by Yo Tomita, of the School of Music, Queen's University Belfast. It contains a large number of citations to journal articles, books, dissertations, and other materials relating to the study of J.S. Bach. Click Search Scholarly Literature to begin. "Since 2012 the Online Bach Bibliography is taken care of and continually enlarged by the Leipzig Bach Archive in close collaboration with Prof. Dr. Yo Tomita."

The Beethoven Gateway, formerly the Beethoven Bibliography Database, is a comprehensive, "fully-indexed bibliography of published materials relating to Ludwig van Beethoven. … The database is a primary project of the Ira F. Brilliant Center forBeethoven Studies at San Jose State University." Many entries have abstracts or descriptions in the "notes" field.

CAIRSS for Music database of music research literature in music education, music psychology, music therapy, and music no longer exists separately; it has been incorporated into the UTSA library metasearch tool.

Indexes Canadian music journals & magazines.