What is the difference between the general periodical indexes, like Infotrac or EbscoHost, available at different university libraries?
University libraries each purchase access to different journal indexes. Infotrac (now Gale’s Expanded Academic Index), WilsonSelectPlus in FirstSearch, Ebsco’s Academic Search Elite, Ebsco’s Academic Search Premier, etc. are all multidisciplinary databases containing full text articles. Some journals they index are the same in each system and some are unique to one or the other, but the systems are all similar. Universities just decide which ones are best for them. The difference with FirstSearch is, in addition to WilsonSelectPlus, you also have 50+ other databases available to you. When in FirstSearch, click on List all Databases and then on the “I” to see coverage of them. Then through the ILLiad link, you can request that the articles be sent to you electronically. Check the Find Articles page to see to which indexes WGU subscribes.
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