When you are working on a research project or planning a course assignment, you can use the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press’ databases to dig deeper into the subject.

This summer, the UD Library added several new online research databases, expanding available resources in a number of areas.  Access to the databases is available to all individuals when inside the library. Off-campus access is reserved for current members of the UD community.

Here is a brief overview of what type of information and material each online database provides. Follow each link for more information on that specific title and to connect with the resource.

To browse and access all of the UD Library’s databases, please visit library.udel.edu/databases/.

• Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940, Part I (https://library.udel.edu/databases/archives-of-sexuality/): Brings together approximately 1.5 million pages of primary sources on social, political, health and legal issues affecting LGBTQ communities around the world. Sheds light on the gay rights movement, activism, the HIV/AIDS crisis and more. Consists of 20 individual collections spanning from 1940 to 2014, with the bulk from 1950 to 1990.
• Colonial America (https://library.udel.edu/databases/colonialamerica/): A unique collection largely of manuscript material from the archives of the British government between 1606 and 1822. An invaluable tool for researchers of all aspects of 17th and 18th century American history and the early-modern Atlantic world.
• JSTOR eBooks (https://library.udel.edu/databases/jstorbooks/): Ebooks have been incorporated into the well-known JSTOR digital library. The ebooks range in date from the late-19th century through 2014, and cover the humanities, social sciences and sciences.
• Kanopy Streaming Video (https://library.udel.edu/databases/kanopy/): A large array of feature films and documentaries from major educational film producers, as well as independent and world cinema from award-winning filmmakers. Includes clip and playlist capabilities. Captions and transcripts are compatible with assistive technologies. Films can be streamed on a variety of desktop browsers, systems and mobile devices.
• Lippincott Advisor (https://library.udel.edu/databases/lippadvisor/): A collection of evidence-based content that provides practicing nurses with instant access to online references at the point of care. Nurses can browse by topic or category, scroll through alphabetical lists of monographs or perform a search to identify a particular monograph or document. Entries include extensive cross-reference hypertext links between and within content sets. (Can be used on a computer, but most users will want to access it via mobile app.)
• Market Research & American Business, 1935-1965 (https://library.udel.edu/databases/marketresearch/) A trove of information on some of America’s best known brands. Gives insight into the American consumer boom of the mid-20th century via the complete market research reports of Ernest Dichter, the widely recognized “father of motivational research.” Provides a wealth of documents covering consumer culture, business, advertising, marketing and psychology. Information from a wide variety of industries allows for diverse approaches from a range of academic disciplines.
• Newspapers.com World Collection (Library Edition) (https://library.udel.edu/databases/newspapers-com/): An online database of more than 3,000 historical newspapers from the early 1700s to the early 2000s. Contains a blend of regional and local newspapers from the U.S. and other countries. (Please note: Titles and coverage included in the Library Edition may not be the same as those included in a personal subscription.)
• Trade Catalogues and the American Home (https://library.udel.edu/databases/tradecatalogues/): Explores domestic consumerism, life and leisure in America between 1850 and 1950. Presents an abundance of highly illustrated primary source documents that highlight commercial tastes and trends. Provides a visual record for a breadth of interdisciplinary study.