Coverage is from the early 1980's on. However, only relatively few scientific journals are included in the database so it may be necessary to search other databases as well. Good database for finding information on current issues with very good coverage of news. Search Menu is arranged by broad topic area and you may need to search a couple of these. Very useful for finding legal information.
Many articles are full text.
Does not have wide coverage of scientific journals. The following databases cover more specialized information from a variety of publications including peer-reviewed journals. Depending on your topic, you may need to search more than one of them. The world's major biological database. Searchable by subject, author, journal name, and many other fields found under Search Fields.