Indexes at Rutgers University Libraries

Rutgers University Libraries provide access to a number of online indexes to periodical articles. The literature on alcohol studies encompasses a broad range of disciplines including medicine, public health, pharmacology, biochemistry, psychology, sociology, social work, anthropology, and history. These disciplines are represented in the various RUL indexes, and several are especially useful for locating alcohol-related information. To search these databases, go to the Rutgers University Libraries Indexes and Databases page.

Alcohol History Database
Bibliographic records for the Center of Alcohol Studies' collection of historical materials on alcohol use, Temperance, and Prohibition. The collection includes monographs, pamphlets, periodicals, and Temperance regalia. Developed and maintained by the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies.

Alcohol Studies Database
Contains over 75,000 citations to research, professional, educational, and prevention literature related to all aspects of alcohol use/abuse, as well as recent literature on other substance abuse. Includes monographs, book chapters, journal articles, government documents, dissertations, videotapes, and conference papers published or produced from mid-1980s to present. Developed and maintained by the Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies.

Web of Science
Contains citations to journal articles from 1994 to the present in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Allows searching by author or topic, as well as cited reference and related reference searches. Updated weekly.

ERIC
Provides access to education/prevention materials, including unpublished documents.

IngentaConnect
Multidisciplinary periodical index covering 20,000 journals from fall 1988 to present. Includes fee-based document delivery service. Updated daily.

Medline
Includes biomedical coverage of substance use/abuse. Also try the Medline Backfiles.

PsycINFO
Covers psychological aspects of alcohol and other substance use/abuse.

Other Databases

ETOH
Over 100,000 bibliographic records with abstracts focusing on alcohol use/abuse. Primarily research material from 1970s to December 2003. Sponsored by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Information About Drugs and Alcohol (IDA)
Contains scientific and popular literature related to alcohol and other substance abuse prevention and sociological issues. Sponsored by the National Association for Children of Alcoholics.

Project Cork Database
Over 69,000 records on substance abuse for healthcare professionals, policy makers, and others working in the substance abuse field. Covers social and life sciences. From Project Cork (VT).

PubMed
Free web version of the Medline database. Has good coverage of biomedical literature on alcohol and other substance use/abuse. From the National Library of Medicine.