CD-ROM Indexes Indexes in electronic form are especially useful because a computer search can quickly sort through vast numbers of citations and retrieve references on a specific topic from journal articles, books, newspaper articles, dissertations, government documents, statistics, and other sources.
Some indexes are available only through an online search done with a reference librarian.
In a few cases, the best index for a subject area is still available only in print. Indexes and Databases on the Web From the Library home page, select Online Resources to see a guide page which acts as a gateway to the more than eighty Web-accessible indexes to which Bryn Mawr currently subscribes. The indexes are categorized by subject area, so that you can choose the most appropriate database for your research topic. Some of the most useful indexes are described below. Art Index, Business Periodicals Index, Education Index, Essay and General Literature Index, General Science Index, Humanitites Index, Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, and Social Sciences Index covering a basic array of popular and scholarly sources.