University Libraries

Databases: C

Some databases are restricted to the Washington University community. Information about access from outside WU campuses.

• Cabell's Directories
  Each Directory helps you select those journals that are most likely to publish your manuscript. The subject areas are Accounting, Finance and Economics, Marketing and Management. Click Member Area button on the site to access the directories. More info
• Cambridge Structural Database
  Contains crystal structure information for over 220,000 organic and metal organic compounds. More info
• Census [American Factfinder]
  "The American Community Survey (ACS) is a new nationwide survey designed to provide communities a fresh look at how they are changing. It is intended to eliminate the need for the long form in the 2010 Census. The ACS collects information from U.S. households similar to what was collected on the Census 2000 long form, such as income, commute time to work, home value, veteran status, and other important data. As with the official U.S. census, information about individuals will remain confidential."
• Central and Eastern European Online Library
  Full-text. 'C.E.E.O.L. is an online archive which provides access to full text PDF articles from 312 humanities and social science journals and re-digitized documents pertaining to Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European topics.' (from database homepage) More info
• Centre for Pacific Studies Literature (1986 - )
  Journal index. Experimental database of publications related to Oceania. More info
• Chem Sources Online
  Full-text. "...the most comprehensive chemical buyer's guide ever compiled." More info
• Chemical Abstracts (via SciFinder Scholar)
  Journal Index. Covers journals in chemistry and related fields. More info
• Chemical Business NewsBase (CBNB) (1985 - )
  Full-text. Search for facts, figures, views, and comments on the chemical industry worldwide. More info
• Chemical Registry System is now Substance Registry System
  Identification information on more than 70,000 chemicals, from the U.S. EPA. More info
• ChemIDplus
  Dictionary of chemical names and structures. More info
• CHEMnetBASE
  Full-text. Major chemical reference works from Chapman & Hall/CRC, searchable and browsable. More info
• Chicago Manual of Style (25 concurrent users allowed)
  Full-text. Online version of 15th edition. Citation style info, Q&A, tools, etc.
• Chicago Tribune, Historical (1849 - 1985)
  Full-text. Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. More info
• Child Abuse, Child Welfare & Adoption
  Journal index. Citations on maltreatment, safety, permanency and well-being of children. Free registration required for access. More info
• China Academic Journals (Literature/History/Philosophy, Economic/Politics/Law, Education/Social Sciences series) (1994- )
  A full text periodical database covering more than 3,300 major periodicals currently published in China, including full text articles from 1994 to date. To view full-text articles users need to download and install the CAJ Viewer software or Adobe Reader (with Chinese simplified font pack). More info
• CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online (1991 - )
  Extensive collections of international think tank working paper texts, international conference proceedings, journal abstracts, book summaries, schedules of events, policy brief texts, economic statistics, and useful links. More info
• CINAHL Plus (1937 - )
  Index, some full-text. Covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. More info
• Civil Engineering Database (1975 - )
  Provides easy bibliographic access to all ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) publications. More info
• The Civil War: a Newspaper Perspective (1860-1865)
  Full text of major articles gleaned from over 2,500 issues of The New York Herald, The Charleston Mercury and the Richmond Enquirer, published between November 1, 1860 and April 15, 1865. More info
• Clase and Periódica (1975 - )
  CLASE indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences and humanities. PERIÓDICA covers journals specializing in science and technology. More info
• The Cochrane Library
  Provides Cochrane evidence-based reviews for interventions, therapies, and rehabilitation in the healthcare field. More info
• Code of Federal Regulations
  The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Search Hints: Notice in the example given over the search box, phrases are surrounded by quotation marks ("drug enforcement administration"), while connectors (AND, OR, NOT) are capitalized.
• CollegeSource Online (3 concurrent users allowed)
  CollegeSource Online is 'a virtual library with 31,058 college catalogs in full cover-to-cover, original page format with 2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional and international schools.' More info
• Community of Science
  "Community of Science, Inc. (COS) is a network of scientists and research organizations on the World Wide Web.  Our mission is to help you find funding, collaborate with colleagues, and promote your research." More info
• Compendex (1970 - )
  Journal index. Covers all aspects of engineering. More info
• Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
  Full-text. 'Provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times are represented.' (from database homepage) More info
• Conference Papers Index (current year+1 previous year)
  Contains citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world. More info
• Congressional Record
  The official records of House and Senate actions are kept in their respective journals, but a fuller record of proceedings is kept in the Congressional Record, which has been published by the Government Printing Office (GPO) since 1873. GPO publishes new issues of the record daily and transmits each new issue to the Library of Congress overnight. A new issue becomes available on THOMAS the following morning. Issues are available online from 1989 (the 101st Congress) to the present. Printed copies of the record may be found in Federal Depository Libraries, including the collections at Olin and the Law Library. This database is also searchable through GPO Access.
• Congressional Hearings Digital Collection
  Full-text. Congressional hearings from 1824 to the present. Part of LexisNexis Congressional, below. More info
• Congressional Research Digital Collection
  Full-text. Congressional Research Service reports (1916-present) and Committee Prints (from 1830-present). Part of LexisNexis Congressional, below. More info
• Congressional Universe is now LexisNexis Congressional
  Full-text. U.S. legislative information, including full-text of bills & laws. More info
• Consumers Index is no longer available, having been discontinued by its publisher.
• Contemporary Women's Issues (1992 - ) (8 concurrent users allowed)
  Full-text. Journal index. Provides access to global information on women from journals, newsletters, and research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, and fact sheets. Updated 26 times/year. More info
• CQ Researcher (1991 - ) (5 concurrent users allowed)
  Full-text. Explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week; topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education, and science and technology. More info
• CQ Weekly (1983 - )
  Full-text. 'Your complete source for expert coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, backroom maneuvering, and more.' More info
• CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) (1972 - )
  Searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions. More info
• CrossRef Search
  Filtered Google search of several journal publishers' web content. More info
• Current Index to Statistics (1975 - )
  Journal index. An index to publications in statistics, probability, and related fields. More info
• Current Protocols (1987- )
  Full-text. Science research methods and protocols. The Washington University Libraries and Becker Medical Library currently subscribe to different titles which can be searched all at once or separately. More info
• Current Research @ Washington University in St. Louis is now Dissertations & Theses @ Washington University in St. Louis (1996 - )
  Full-text. Citations and abstracts of dissertations and theses submitted by Washington University and published in UMI's Dissertation Abstracts database. You can view 24 page previews of dissertations and theses published after 1996, and download the full text (free from WUStL campus IP addresses). More info