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These are general guidelines for exporting records from library databases.
For questions about using an API (Application Programming Interface) see below.
NOTE: not all databases allow for exporting multiple records simultaneously, which may explain their absence from this list.
ACM Digital Library
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Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection
Aerospace Research Central: ARC
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Alternative Press Index, Archive
- See EBSCO Databases
America: History & Life
- See EBSCO Databases
Anthropology Plus
- See EBSCO Databases
Art & Architecture Complete
- See EBSCO Databases
Arts & Humanities Database
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
Business Source Complete
- See EBSCO Databases
Cambridge Journals
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Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database
Canadian Newsstream
Child Development & Adolescent Studies
- See EBSCO Databases
CINAHL
- See EBSCO Databases
Communication & Mass Media Complete
- See EBSCO Databases
Criminal Justice Abstracts
- See EBSCO Databases
Dissertations & Theses Global
Early English Books Online
Ebook Central
eBook Collection
- See EBSCO Databases
EconLit with Full Text
- See EBSCO Databases
Emerald Engineering, Management eJournals
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Engineering Village
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Environment Index
- See EBSCO Databases
Ergonomics Abstracts
- See EBSCO Databases
ERIC
EUREKA
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Factiva
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Gender Studies Database
- See EBSCO Databases
The Globe and Mail (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
GreenFILE
- See EBSCO Databases
The Guardian and The Observer (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Historical Abstracts
- See EBSCO Databases
IEEE Xplore
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)
International Political Science Abstracts
- See EBSCO Databases
International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center
- See EBSCO Databases
JSTOR
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Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
Maclean's Magazine Archive
- See EBSCO Databases
MLA Directory of Periodicals, International Bibliography
- See EBSCO Databases
Montreal Gazette (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
The New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Nexis Uni
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Omni (Library's Discovery Layer on Homepage)
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Ottawa Citizen (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
PAIS Index
Periodicals Archive Online
Policy File Index
Political Science Database
Project MUSE
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PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOKS (via ProQuest), PsycINFO, PsycTESTS
Publicly Available Content Database
PubChem
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PubMed
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SAE Mobilus
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SAGE Journals Online
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Scholars Portal Books, Journals
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ScienceDirect Journals
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SciFinder-n
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Scopus
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Social Services Abstracts
Social Work Abstracts
- See EBSCO Databases
Sociological Abstracts
Sociology Database
SpringerLink
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Taylor & Francis Online
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Time Magazine Archive
- See EBSCO Databases
Toronto Star (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
The University of Chicago Press Journals
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The Wall Street Journal (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
The Washington Post (ProQuest Historical Newspapers)
Web of Science
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Wiley Online Library
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
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- Our library’s Electronic Resources Acceptable Use Policy stipulates that it is normally unacceptable to engage in systematic or substantial printing, copying or downloading of content. Excessive downloads beyond the standard export features of individual databases is expressly forbidden by our license agreements.
- Omni, our library’s discovery layer, does not allow for the bulk download of records via an API beyond the standard records export process.
- To use an API for open access bibliographic data outside of our subscription databases, you may wish to explore:
- Further reading: New Trends in Bibliometric APIs: A Comparative Analysis - Information Processing & Management, July 2023
If you discover any errors, or wish to suggest a modification or addition, please email scott.turner@carleton.ca