Research Databases
Skip to content

James Madison University
Libraries and Educational Technologies

LEO Library Catalog

      Locations & Hours
Research Databases & Resources
Research Resources Home > Showing 58 'P' resources
Printer Friendly Version
Off-Campus Access
A-Z:    0-9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | LIST ALL
P Resources
PAIS International (CSA)
Indexes publications on all subjects that relate to contemporary public issues... [more info]
Campus/Remote
PAISArchive (CSA)
Indexes articles about global public policy and social issues from 1915 to 1976 ... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Papers of George Washington Digital Edition
The Papers of George Washington:  Diaries, Revolutionary War, Colonial, Confederation, Presidential, and Retirement from 1748-1799. [more info]
Campus/Remote
PapersFirst (OCLC)
Index of papers presented at conferences worldwide... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Past Masters: Philosophy and Theology
Searchable full-text collections, in English and/or Latin, of the writings of philosophers and theologians from antiquity into the 20th century. [more info]
Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728-1800 (CSA)
Contains the full-text of the most successful Colonial American newspaper... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Pennsylvania Genealogies, Pre-1600's to 1900's (Genealogical Publishing Company)
Images of all three volumes of Genealogies of Pennsylvania families from The Pennsylvania... [more info]
Reference Desk
Pennsylvania Vital Records, 1740-1830 (Family Tree Maker)
Images of virtually every article on births, baptisms, marriages, and deaths... [more info]
Reference Desk
Periodical Locator
Lists JMU's print and online journals, magazines, and newspapers... [more info]
Internet
Periodical Locator - Philosophy & Religion Journals
A list of Philosophy & Religion journals to which JMU Libraries has access.
[more info]
Periodical Locator List of World Health Journals
A list of the journals that cover world health and related research [more info]
Periodical Locator Search for Journalism
This link into Periodical Locator lists many of the journals and magazines in our library about journalism.  It's a great way to browse what's out there.    [more info]
Periodicals Archive Online (ProQuest)
Full text for journals published in the arts, humanities and social sciences. [more info]
Campus/Remote
Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
This site has a collection of digital maps covering the world, and historical world maps. [more info]
Internet
Peterson's Education and Career Center
This web site is maintained by the same company that publishes the print Peterson's directories. It brings together information about educational opportunities at all levels and provides links to Peterson's searchable databases. College students should find the graduate study, financial aid links, and careers links particularly helpful. [more info]
Internet
Petrucci Music Library
The Petrucci Music Library!  a virtual library containing all public domain musical scores... [more info]
Internet
Pew / Internet
The Pew Internet Project explores the impact of the Internet on American life. Includes details on what people do online, user demographics and how Internet usage affects society.   [more info]
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press
Survey data about the press, politics and public policy issues [more info]
Internet
Philosopher's Index (Online) (CSA)
A database that provides indexing and abstracts from books and journals in the fifteen fields... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Physical Education Index (CSA)
Indexes and abstracts articles about physical education and more. [more info]
PILOTS (Published International Literature on Traumatic Stress) (CSA)
Citations to all literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health sequelae of traumatic events. [more info]
Campus/Remote
Plant Science (CSA)
Indexes and abstracts journal articles on plant science, pathology, symbiosis, biochemistry... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Plum Book
Known as the "Plum Book," this site is the Internet edition of "The U.S. Government Policy and Supporting Positions." This is a database of over 9,000 civil service positions for the executive and legislative branches of government. [more info]
Internet
Plunkett's Biotech & Genetics Industry Almanac (Plunkett Research)
Almanac of companies in the Biotech and Genetics Industry... [more info]
Reference Desk
Political Database of the Americas
Georgetown University [more info]
Internet
Political Reference Suite (CQ Press)
See: CQ Political Reference Suite [more info]
Political Science: a SAGE journal collection (CSA)
[more info]
Internet
Polling the Nations
Max limit of 4 simultaneous users.  Log out when you're done! More than 14,000 surveys conducted by over 1000 polling organizations in the United States and 100 other countries from 1986 to the present time... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Polls & Surveys Research Guide
[more info]
Pollution Abstracts (CSA)
Indexes and abstracts journal articles, conference proceedings and documents relating to atmosphere... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Population Index (Online) (Office of Population Research, Princeton University)
An index to all issues of Population Index published from 1986-2000... [more info]
Unrestricted
Portals to the World
Sponsored by the Library of Congress, this site links to information on 67 countries. Arranged by country or area and categorized by topics from general to specific. [more info]
Internet
Primary Search (EBSCO)
Provides full text for more than 70 popular magazines for elementary school research... [more info]
Campus/Remote
PrimateLit (National Center for Research Resources (NCRR))
Indexes periodicals, books, reports, and dissertations on nonhuman primates from 1940 to present... [more info]
Unrestricted
Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
Companion to the print copy of Principles and Standards for School Mathematics... [more info]
Reference Desk
ProceedingsFirst (OCLC)
An index of worldwide conference proceedings... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Professional Development Collection (EBSCO)
Indexing, abstracts, and full text for education journals... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Project Euclid
Indexes and abstracts journals in the field of theoretical and applied mathematics and statistics [more info]
Campus/Remote
Project Muse (John Hopkins University Press)
An index of journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Project Vote Smart (Project Vote Smart)
Reports independent, factual information on over 13,000 candidates and elected officials... [more info]
Unrestricted
Prokaryotes (Springer)
Provides scholarly articles on the biology of bacteria, including systematics, ecology, physiology ... [more info]
Campus/Remote
PsycARTICLES (EBSCO)
Searchable full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles in psychology... [more info]
Campus/Remote
PsycBOOKS (EBSCO)
Is a database of more than 25,000 chapters.... [more info]
Campus/Remote
PsycCRITIQUES (EBSCO)
Full-text book reviews of current scholarly and professional books in psychology.  Includes reviews from a psychological perspective of popular films and trade books. [more info]
Campus/Remote
PsycExtra (EBSCO)
Index and full text database of technical and annual reports, conference papers, newsletters, magazines, newspapers, consumer brochures and more.... [more info]
Campus/Remote
PsychiatryOnline
A set of searchable, full-text reference works for psychiatric diagnosis and treatment... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCO)
Indexing, abstracts, and full text for psychology journals... [more info]
Campus/Remote
Psychology Research Guide
Guide to Psychology Research at JMU, created by the Psychology Librarian [more info]
PsycINFO (EBSCO)
An index with abstracts to journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines (sociology, linguistics, anthropology, education, medicine, law, physiology, business, psychiatry, nursing, pharmacology). [more info]
Campus/Remote
PsycTUTOR
Web-based program that teaches information-seeking and evaluation skills [more info]
PubHub: A Repository of Foundation-Sponsored Reports (Foundation Center)
Searchable database of reports about arts and other projects created by or with foundation resources... [more info]
Unrestricted
Public Health Image Library (PHIL) (U.S. Government)
Gateway to Center for Disease Control (CDC) images made freely available for public health professionals, the media, laboratory scientists, educators, students, and the worldwide public to use this material for reference, teaching, presentation, and public health messages to communicate public health messages. [more info]
Internet
Public Speaking Research Guide
[more info]
Publishers Catalogues Home Pages
Links to publishers worldwide. [more info]
Internet
PubMed (NLM)
 PubMed has undergone a significant interface change. For more information please see:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmedtutorial/.

A medical and health database developed at the National Library of Medicine (NLM).  [tutorial]
[more info]
Unrestricted
PubMed Single Citation Matcher
Use this tool to find complete citations in PubMed when you only have partial information. [more info]
Pulitzer Prizes
[more info]
Internet
 Research Resources Home
  
 
Ask a Librarian for Help
Call 568-6267
Questions? Contact the Reference Desk