Databases: C

Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities VCU

Search and select journals most likely to publish your manuscript. Covers business, computer science, education, health administration, nursing, psychology and psychiatry. Includes submission guidelines, circulation, contacts, and acceptance rates.

Calcium & Calcified Tissue Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1982 - current

Covers the literature of calcium research.

Catalog of US Government Publications (CGP)

Coverage: 1976 - present

Indexes over 500,000 historic and current government publications. Provides direct links to online publications when applicable.

CCH Tax Research Network VCU

Federal and state tax materials, including Standard Federal Tax Reporter.

CDC WONDER (Wide-ranging OnLine Data for Epidemiologic Research)

Easy access to a wide array of public health information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For public health professionals and the public at large.

Ceramic Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1975 - present

Abstracts from the international literature.

CHEMnetBASE VCU

A collection of chemical and chemical related dictionaries. It includes Handbook of Physics and Chemistry. The dictionaries are renowned for quick search for chemical and physical properties of compounds.

Chemoreception Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1982 - current

Covers articles related to the biochemistry, neurobiology, molecular biology, and physiology of smell, taste, internal chemoreception, chemotaxis, and infochemicals such as pheromones.

CINAHL Plus with Full Text VCU

Coverage: 1937 - present

Expanded version of the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature with full text for over 600 journals, plus evidence-based care sheets, legal cases, drug records, and more than 200 books.

Civil Engineering Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1966 - current

Covers all aspects of civil engineering and its complementary fields, including forensic engineering, management and marketing of engineering services, engineering education, theoretical mechanics and dynamics, and mathematics and computation.

Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective VCU

Coverage: 1860 - 1865

Full-text database of articles from three contemporary newspapers: The New York Herald, The Charleston Mercury, and the Richmond Enquirer.

Clase and Periodica VCU

Coverage: 1975 - present

Citations for documents published in Latin American and Caribbean journals specializing in social sciences and humanities (Clase) and science and technology (Periodica). Clase and Periodica may be searched together or separately.

Classical Music Library VCU

World's largest multi-label database of recordings for listening and learning in libraries. Browse, search, create playlists.

Classical Music Reference Library VCU

Coverage: Middle Ages - Present

From the ancient Greek modes to modern compositions, Classical Music Reference Library offers comprehensive coverage of all classical genres, spanning music from the Medieval period to the 21st century.

Classical Scores Library VCU

Coverage: Middle Ages - Present

Classical Scores Library contains over 400,000 pages of the most important classical music scores, manuscripts, and previously unpublished material.

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry of clinical trials in the U.S. and around the world. Provides information about a trial's purpose, who may participate, locations and contacts for more details.

Cochrane Library VCU

Database of systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare. Includes Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness, Controlled Trials Register, and Review Methodology.

The Cochrane Collaboration 

College Blue Book VCU

Information on thousands of 2- and 4-year schools in the U.S. and Canada, their programs, degrees, and financial aid sources.

CollegeSource Online

Database of profiles and Web links for more than 23,000 colleges. Searches are free. VCU Libraries does not have access to the catalogs.

Colloquium Digital Library of Life Sciences: Collection One VCU

Collection of e-books of dynamic Research & Development topics written by leading scientists around the world.

Coloribus Advertising Archive VCU

Coverage: 1990-present

Coloribus contains more than 2 million current and historic ads (1990-present) for viewing online and download.

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) VCU

A comprehensive source for research and study in international affairs. Includes journals, books, working papers from university research institutes, conference proceedings, and policy briefs.

Communication and Mass Media Complete VCU

Coverage: 1915 - present

Indexing and abstracts for over 300 journals, and selected priority coverage of over 100 more, for a combined coverage of over 400 titles in the communication and mass media fields. Includes full text for nearly 200 journals.

Compendex VCU

Coverage: 1970 - present

Comprehensive bibliographic database of engineering research literature; part of Engineering Village. One of the default databases.

Computer & Information Systems Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1981 - present

Abstracts of journal and conference literature.

Computers & Applied Sciences Complete VCU

Coverage: Content back to 1983

Indexing and abstracts for academic journals, professional publications and other reference sources. Full text is available for about 40 percent of the periodicals covered.

Conference Board Research Online Collection VCU

The Conference Board's research online collection

Consumer Health Complete VCU

Coverage: 2000 - present

Patient information covering all areas of health and wellness. Includes full-text books, journals, reports, pamphlets and drug information sheets. Videos, images, diagrams and animations are also included.

Contemporary Authors VCU

Biobibliographical information on modern authors. Part of Literature Resource Center. Can be searched separately or with other LRC resources.

Contemporary Women's Issues VCU

Coverage: 1992 - present

Indexes global information on women. Includes journals, books, media reviews, alternative press, newsletters, government reports and data, personal narratives, and ephemeral literature from research institutes and grass roots organizations.

Copper Technical Reference Library VCU

Coverage: 1965 - present

Citation/abstract database covering copper technology, including smelting, hydrometallurgy, applications, properties, and performance.

Corrosion Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1980 - present

Abstracts in the area of corrosion science and engineering.

COS Conference Papers Index VCU

Coverage: 1982 - present

Citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings. Emphasis since 1995 on life sciences, environmental sciences, and aquatic sciences.

COS Funding Opportunities VCU

Compiled database of information on grants, fellowships and other monies in all disciplines from public and private sponsors worldwide; produced by Community of Science.

COS Pivot VCU

Single platform to search COS Funding Opportunities and COS Scholar Universe.

COS Scholar Universe VCU

Database of over 1 million scholar profiles for published academic faculty, medical researchers and scientific experts around the world; editorially controlled and produced by Community of Science.

COS Workbench 0

Register for a personal account to access COS databases and set up funding alerts. Already registered? Login through this link.

Counseling and Therapy in Video VCU

Hundreds of therapy sessions, case consultations, lectures, and interviews. Features over 175 therapists practicing more than 50 therapeutic approaches. Includes 55 teaching and discussion guides.

CQ Almanac VCU

Coverage: 1945 - present

Reports on the activities of the U.S. Congress during each session back to 1945. Policy Tracker feature traces major issues across several years.

CQ Library VCU

Coverage: 1983 - present

Full-text articles from the Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report (1983 - present) and the CQ Researcher (1991 - present).

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics VCU

Latest edition of the venerable reference book of chemical and physical data commonly encountered by physical scientists and engineers.

CRCnetBASE VCU

CRCnetBASE is a collection of over 6,000 electronic books that span over 40 disciplines in 34 separate collections. VCU Libraries does not subscribe to all the collections, but abstracts are available for all entries.

Criminal Justice Abstracts VCU

Coverage: 1968 - present

Citations and abstracts of international journal articles, books, and governmental and non-governmental reports on a wide range of topics in criminal justice.

CSA Databases

Replaced by ProQuest Databases.

Current Index to Statistics (CISED) VCU

Coverage: 1974 - present

Bibliographic index to more than 200,000 articles on probability and statistics.