Indexes and Databases: P
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Number of resources that begin with P: 70
PAIS Archive 1915-1976 ![]() Since its establishment in 1914, PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) has chronicled issues in the public debate through highly selective coverage of a wide variety of sources, including references to monographs, periodical articles, notes and announcements, government documents, policy reports and analytics. Addition of the Archive to our current PAIS International database extends comprehensive access to public and social policy information.... [More Information] [ |
PAIS International ![]() Use this index for broad coverage of social science issues worldwide. Includes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and book chapters.... [More Information] [ |
Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2d edition ![]() Contains over 1,850 articles by more than 1,500 of the world's leading economists.... [More Information] [ |
Palgrave Macmillan ![]() Journals focused in the social sciences and humanities.... [More Information] [ |
Palmer's Index to the Times (via 19th Century Masterfile) ![]() ... [More Information] [ |
PAPTAC ![]() Pulp and Paper Technical Association of Canada... [More Information] [ |
Parliamentary Papers ![]() The House of Commons Parliamentary Papers are vital to the historical record of Britain, its former Colonies and the wider world. They are among the richest and most detailed primary sources for the history of the past two centuries, and are fundamental to an understanding of current legislation, policy making and the political environment. features publications published officially by the House of Commons or the House of Lords from 1688 to 1834.... [More Information] [ |
Passport GMID -Global Market Information Database ![]() Key business intelligence on countries, companies, markets, and consumers. Statistics on brands, companies and consumer products worldwide include market size and market share. Useful for researching global consumer markets with analysis of lifestyles for countries. Includes profiles and strategic information about companies that sell leading consumer goods.... [More Information] [ |
Past Masters ![]() This cluster of full-text databases includes works by Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, the Continental Rationalists (Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz), and British philosophers from 1600-1900 (Bacon, Hobbes, Locke, and others).... [More Information] [ |
| Patents (United States) The USPTO Web Patent Database offers the full text of all US patents issued since January 1, 1976 and full-page images of each page of every US patent issued since 1790 through the most recent weekly issue date. Publisher/Producer is the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.... [More Information] [ |
Patrologia Latina ![]() The Patrologia Latina Database contains 221 volumes and represents a complete electronic version of the first edition of Jacques-Paul Migne's Patrologia Latina (1844-1855 and 1862-1865).... [More Information] [ |
PCI: Periodicals Contents Index ![]() This title has changed its name to Periodicals Index Online.... [More Information] [ |
| PEDro - Physiotherapy Evidence Database PEDro was developed to give rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy. Most trials on the database have been rated for quality to help you quickly discriminate between trials which are likely to be valid and interpretable and those which are not.... [More Information] [ |
People's Daily 人民日报 ![]() The full-text and full-image database of the Peoples' Daily offers intuitive interface and full-text search and browse functions.... [More Information] [ |
Periodicals Archive Online ![]() Periodicals Archive Online is an archive of hundreds of digitised journals published in the arts, humanities and social sciences. It provides researchers with access to more than 200 years of scholarship, spread across a wide variety of subject areas, direct from their computer.... [More Information] [ |
Periodicals Index Online ![]() Database to article citations published in 6000 journals across more than 300 years. It covers 37 key subject areas in the humanities and social sciences and indexes over 18 million articles from 1665 to 1995. ... [More Information] [ |
Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook ![]() A handy collection of data, units, equations and topic reviews for chemical engineers.... [More Information] [ |
PEST-BANK Pesticide Product Data ![]() Each record in the PEST-BANK Pesticide Product Data file describes a particular pesticide product in detail. Information available includes product names, product status, EPA registration numbers, registrant name and address, type of formulation, signal word, types of pesticide activity, active ingredient names and percentages, sites of application, and pests controlled. PEST-BANK is based upon the National Pesticide Information Retrieval System (NPIRS), an online database founded, developed, and supported by the Purdue Research Foundation, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana... [More Information] [ |
PestBank ![]() The PEST-BANK Pesticide Product Data file describes specific pesticide products in detail. The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 8 users at any one time. If you get a busy signal, please wait a few minutes and try accessing the site again.... [More Information] [ |
Philosopher's Index ![]() Provides indexing and abstracts from books and over 270 journals on philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields published in the U.S. and the Western World. Database Fact Sheet available at: http://www.csa.com/factsheets/philosopher-set-c.php... [More Information] [ |
Physical Education Index ![]() Search PEI for a wide range of Physical Education & Kinesiology topics including physical education curricula, sports medicine, dance, sport law, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sports psychology & sociology. Scholarly and trade literature references are included. Abstracts were added starting in 2001.... [More Information] [ |
| PILOTS (Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress) The PILOTS database is sponsored by the US Department of Veterans Affairs; It covers Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events. ... [More Information] [ |
Pion ![]() Journals in the areas of geography, physics, and experimental psychology.... [More Information] [ |
Pioneer Press, St. Paul (archives via ProQuest Newsstand) ![]() This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. Full text available from 1986 - Current.... [More Information] [ |
Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002) ![]() Full-page digital archive of the Pittsburgh Courier, 1911-2002. One of the most nationally circulated Black newspapers, the Courier reached its peak in the 1930s. A conservative voice in the African-American community, the Courier challenged the misrepresentation of African-Americans in the national media and advocated social reforms to advance the cause of civil rights. Part of ProQuest Historical Newspapers. ... [More Information] [ |
Pivot ![]() The COS pivot service combines COS funding opportunities and COS scholar universe, allowing users to identify available financial support along with research partners. Pivot also includes tools that make the management of funding opportunities in the pre-award phase more efficient. Users can add internal deadlines to build effective timelines for seizing critical funding opportunities. Funding opportunities can be tracked and organized so that highest priorities take center stage.... [More Information] [ |
| Plant Information Online Includes current sources in North American nurseries for over 70,000 plants; over 200,000 citations to current plant science literature, listings for more than 1300 North American seed and nursery firms, and an evaluative review of 75 CD-ROMs and web sites of plant images. This resource is free and open to the public.... [More Information] [ |
Plant Management Network ![]() A cooperative resource for the applied plant sciences. Offers an extensive searchable database comprised of thousands of web-based resource pages from the network's partner universities, companies, and associations. The network's peer-reviewed citable journals, Plant Health Progress, Crop Management, Forage and Grazinglands, and Applied Turfgrass Science provide credible current information in areas important to practitioners, policy makers, and the public.... [More Information] [ |
Play Finder ![]() LitFINDER: Plays provides 1000 plays of many kinds, from all time periods, in English or translated into English. Search for plays in many ways. Brief biographies are provided for authors.... [More Information] [ |
Poem Finder ![]() Covers poetry from antiquity to the present; it contains 500,000 citations for poems by 70,000 authors from 1,800 anthologies, 2,600 single-author collections, and 4,000 periodicals. Contains the full text of some poems online.... [More Information] [ |
Points of View Reference Center ![]() Provides students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. The database provides 250 topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument),counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide. Topics covered include: affirmative action, cloning, DNA profiling, HIV/AIDS status disclosure, immigration, Iraq, Israel & the Palestinians, Katrina and FEMA response, nuclear proliferation, separation of church and state, standardized testing, stem cell research, tax cuts, voting machines, and many more. Points of View Reference Center contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including 1,143 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books. The database also offers guides to debate, developing arguments and writing position papers. Additionally, this database contains the Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century, providing students with a searchable collection of some of the most important social, political, and cultural moments of the 20th century. Points of View Reference Center provides the basis from w... [More Information] [ |
PolicyFile ![]() PolicyFile draws its content from public policy think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers. Some well known contributors include: the American Enterprise Institute, Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Cato Institute, Center for Defense Information, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, Democratic Leadership Council, Economic Strategy Institute, Federation of American Scientists, Heritage Foundation, Hoover Institution, Hudson Institute, Institute for International Economics, International Monetary Fund, National Center for Policy Analysis, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, RAND Corporation, United States Institute of Peace, and the World Bank. Where available, access to home pages, electronic mail addresses and fulltext are made available within individual abstracts. ... [More Information] [ |
Polling the Nations ![]() Polling the Nations is an online database of public opinion polls containing the full text of 500,000+ questions and responses, from 14,000+ surveys, conducted from 1986 through the present in the United States and more than 100 other countries around the world.... [More Information] [ |
Pollution Abstracts ![]() Combines information on scientific research and government policies in a single resource. Topics are extensively covered from the standpoints of atmosphere, emissions, mathematical models, effects on people and animals, and environmental action in response to global pollution issues. Includes material from conference proceedings and hard-to-find documents, along with information from primary journals in the field. This database is one component of the "Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management (ESPM)" database. To identify additional results with a broader scope, consider conducting your search in ESPM. ... [More Information] [ |
Polymer Handbook ![]() Classic source of property data for "synthetic polymers, poly(saccharides) and derivatives, and oligomers." Primary focus is on "fundamental constants and parameters that refer to the polymer molecule, that describe the solid state of polymer molecules, or that describe polymer solutions" and not spectroscopic, rheological, and mechanical data.... [More Information] [ |
Polymers: a Property Database ![]() A user-friendly interface gives access to names, physical property data, supplier information, structures, applications, & manufacturing process. ... [More Information] [ |
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (via 19th Century Masterfile) ![]() A significant resource compiled by William Frederick Poole. A core resource for researching nineteenth-century topics.... [More Information] [ |
| POPLINE Covers information family planning, population law and policy, and primary health care, including maternal/child health in developing countries in journal articles, monographs, technical reports, and unpublished works.... [More Information] [ |
Popular Music and Society ![]() Hard copies also available in the Music Library Periodical collection... [More Information] [ |
Popular Music, 1990-2002 ![]() multiple volumes, one devoted to each year 1990-2002... [More Information] [ |
| Population Index Primary reference tool to the world's population literature. Covers books, journal articles, working papers and other documents on population topics.... [More Information] [ |
PressDisplay ![]() Full-page digital archive updated daily with current news from 650 national and international newspapers. PressDisplay is a rolling 90-day archive. Newspapers are color reproductions with photographs with some featuring translation and audio.... [More Information] [ |
Primary Search ![]() Primary Search provides full text for more than 70 popular, magazines for elementary school research. All full text articles included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information dates as far back as 1990. ... [More Information] [ |
PRISMA ![]() PRISMA (Publicaciones y Revistas Sociales y Humanísticas) is a comprehensive reference resource providing full-text scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities for the interdisciplinary academic study of Hispanic and Latin America, and the Caribbean Basin. Offering key titles indexed in the Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI), a highly respected database produced by the Latin American Center of the University of California, Los Angeles, PRISMA features Spanish, Portuguese and English language content. Articles in PRISMA examine all aspects of Hispanic Studies, from research on indigenous cultures past and present to current economic indicators, politics and society, and Hispanic theatre. Coverage of subject areas is comprehensive and includes Anthropology, Business and Economics, History, Literature, Political Science and Sociology. Full-text journals in PRISMA include América Latina Hoy, Boletín Americanista, Historia, Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies, and Revista Hispánica Moderna. Content is updated monthly. PRISMA is continually growing, with new journals being added regularly. ... [More Information] [ |
Professional Development Collection ![]() Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 520 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. Professional Development Collection is the most comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the world. ... [More Information] [ |
Project Muse ![]() Index to full-text collection of journals in literary theory, classics, history and cultural studies, philosophy, film, theater and performing arts, political science, and mathematics. From Johns Hopkins University Press.... [More Information] [ |
Prokaryotes, The ![]() A reference work on the biology of bacteria.... [More Information] [ |
Properties of Organic Compounds ![]() Substructure-searchable database (with plug-in) that includes physical & spectral data and structures for more than 29,000 commonly-used organic compounds.... [More Information] [ |
ProQuest Black Historical Newspapers ![]() *Journal titles:* Atlanta Daily World: 1931-2003 Chicago Defender (1905 - 1975) Los Angeles Sentinel: 1934-2005 New York Amsterdam News: 1922-1993 Pittsburgh Courier: 1911-2002 ... [More Information] [ |
Proquest Congressional ![]() The Proquest Congressional Research Digital Collection (CRDC) provides full-text access to more than 5,000 Congressional committee prints published from 2004 to present and more than 23,000 Congressional Research Service reports published from 2004-present. The bibliographic records provide controlled-vocabulary indexing, including citations for bills, public laws, and Statutes at Large, and analytical abstracts of the documents. Also includes links to political parties and organizations, news sources, etc. See Overview/Help for useful information on the legislative process.... [More Information] [ |
ProQuest Digital Microfilm ![]() Newspapers digitized from microfilm. Full-text articles from the Boston globe, Chicago tribune, Los Angeles times (Library ed.), New York times (East Coast, Late ed.), St. Paul pioneer press, Star tribune (Minneapolis, Minn.), USA today, Wall Street journal (Eastern ed.), and Washington post (Final ed.).... [More Information] [ |
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses ![]() Coverage: 1861 - present (Doctoral dissertations) 1962 - present (Masters theses). Description: Dissertations and theses from over 1000 universities. Doctoral dissertations are indexed for almost all North American graduate schools and many European universities. Masters theses from selected schools only. Provides bibliographic citations for older titles. Abstracts are included for dissertations since 1980 and for masters theses since 1988.
Some dissertations, beginning with 1997 publication dates, are available digitally.
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ProQuest Dissertations and Theses - UK & Ireland ![]() A comprehensive bibliographic listing of dissertations and theses, most with abstracts, accepted for higher degrees by universities in the United Kingdom and Ireland.... [More Information] [ |
ProQuest Historical Annual Reports ![]() Database offers corporate annual reports for U.S. companies from 1884 to the present. Key data (financial, Fortune 500 ranking, industry classification, key people, geographic location, auditor, and related companies) are indexed in the citation and can be searched. Reports can be browsed by company name, industry or date. Cross-searchable to other historical periodical databases.... [More Information] [ |
Proquest Historical Newspapers ![]() Click on "Publications" to view the list of digital archives that include:
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ProQuest Newspapers ![]() This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. ProQuest Newspapers provides indexing and abstracting for 150 full-text titles, plus another 200 regional news sources. Full-text titles include The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Barron's, The Boston Globe, The Christian, Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, USA TODAY, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and other newspapers of record.... [More Information] [ |
ProQuest Statistical Insight ![]() Index to statistical publications from US and state government agencies, international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, business organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, and universities. Comprised of three indexes--the American Statistics Index (ASI)--Index to International Statistics (IIS)-- and Statistical Resources Index (SRI) that give bibliographic citations, abstracts, and links to selected full-text tables and web sites when available. The Government Publications Library has the companion microfiche collections which include copies of almost all the publications indexed in this database. ... [More Information] [ |
| PSI Online Index is a resource of the Joseph and Matthew Payton Philanthropic Studies Library at Indiana University.... [More Information] [ |
PsycARTICLES ![]() PsycARTICLES Database contains the full text of articles from APA (American Psychological Association) journals and selected EPF (Educational Publishing Foundation) journals, most from 1988 to the present. The articles are provided in HTML format for direct viewing and printing with your web browser. Remote access available for University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities students, staff and faculty ... [More Information] [ |
PsycBOOKS ![]() A full-text database of APA books, classic books, and entries from the Encyclopedia of Psychology. PsycBOOKS is accessed via APA's PsycNET interface.... [More Information] [ |
PsycCRITIQUES ![]() PsycCRITIQUES is a searchable database of book reviews in psychology.... [More Information] [ |
Psychology of classroom learning: an encyclopedia ![]() Examines the fundamental psychological aspects of learning such as cognition, motivation, and emotion, as well as individual and environmental factors at work in the classroom. Explores how instruction and learning are affected by factors such as classroom management, multiculturalism, learning styles, home schooling, peer relationships, school culture, discipline, self-esteem, socioeconomic status, and more.... [More Information] [ |
PsycINFO ![]() Covers all areas of psychology. Provides bibliographic citations and abstracts to articles from more than 1300 international journals in psychology and related fields. In addition, PsycINFO covers books, book chapters, and dissertations.... [More Information] [ |
Public Library of Science (PLoS) (OA) ![]() PLoS publishes peer-reviewed, open access scientific and medical journals. They include original research as well as timely feature articles. All PLoS articles are immediately freely accessible online, are deposited in the free public archive PubMed Central, and can be redistributed and reused according to the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.... [More Information] [ |
| Public Technical Reports 1955-present The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC®) Technical Reports Collection includes citations to and selected full-text of JPRS reports from 1955 to the present. The DTIC collection supplements the University of Minnesota JPRS collection, which is only selective in the years prior to the commencement of depository distribution of the reports (1978). Try searching for "FBIS Collection", "FBIS", "JPRS", and the Corporate Author "Joint Publications Research Service Arlington VA". ... [More Information] [ |
| Publishers' Catalogues - Netherlands Huge list of links to publisher sites in the Netherlands. ... [More Information] [ |
PubMed ![]() Primary source of journal article access for the health sciences - the campus version provides full text access to all MEDLINE e-journals subscribed to by the University of Minnesota TC Libraries. ... [More Information] [ |
| PubMed - Public Version Primary source of journal citations for the health sciences - the public version provides only limited full text access to journal articles. Includes Medline and Pre-Medline (articles more recent than found in Medline).... [More Information] [ |
| PubMed Dietary Supplement Subset The subset is designed to limit search results to citations from a broad spectrum of dietary supplement literature including vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, ergogenic, botanical, and herbal supplements in human nutrition and animal models.... [More Information] [ |
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