All of the online databases are listed in alphabetical order below.
Legend: = Only Available to NDSU students, faculty and staff.
= Full text available through resource.
Ag Data Commons | ![]() |
Agriculture research from the USDA. Includes funded research, data, and statistics. |
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ArXiv.org | Open-access archive for scholarly articles in STEM and business. Cornell University |
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Cass County, ND Divorce and Civil Cases Index | ![]() |
Index to cases handled in Cass County District Court. Copies available for a fee. |
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Cass County, ND Marriage License Index | ![]() |
Index to marriage licenses of Cass County, ND from 1872 to July 1944. Copies available for a fee. |
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Cass County, ND Probate Records | ![]() |
Index to case files from 1876 to 1949. Copies available for a fee. |
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CAST | ![]() |
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST). Content on topics of food sciences, agricultural technology, animal sciences, and plant and soil sciences. |
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Catalog of US Government Publications | ![]() |
Finding tool for federal publications. |
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Census Data | ![]() |
Access data and digital content from the US Census Bureau. |
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ChemIDplus | ![]() |
Dictionary of chemicals (names, synonyms, and structures), resources, agencies, etc. National Library of Medicine |
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Chronicling America | ![]() |
Historic American newspapers. 1777-1963. Library of Congress |
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Clay County Election Information | ![]() |
Election information for Clay County, MN |
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ClinicalTrials.gov | ![]() |
Database of privately and publicly funded clinical studies. |
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CRIS | ![]() |
Current Research Information System (CRIS) is information on the US Department of Agriculture; with a focus on the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) grant programs. USDA |
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Dakota Territory 1885 Census Index | ![]() |
Index of Dakota Territory 1885 Census schedules. |
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Data.gov | ![]() |
US government resource for data, tools, and resources for research, application development, data visualizations design, etc. |
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DOAB | ![]() |
Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) discovery service, indexes and provides access to scholarly, peer-reviewed open access books and trusted open access book publishers. |
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DOAJ | ![]() |
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) directory, indexes and provides access to quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. |
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DPLA | ![]() |
Digital Public Library of America includes materials from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across the country. |
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FAQ: Vote.ND.Gov | ![]() |
Frequently asked questions regarding voting in the state of North Dakota. |
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Fargo Forum Newspaper Index | ![]() |
Citations for selected articles of Fargo area newspapers between 1879 and 1975. |
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Fargo Forum Obituary Index | ![]() |
Index of over 70,000 obituaries from the Fargo Forum. Includes 1892 to 1909, 1982 to 1995, and other selected periods. |
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Google Scholar | Search tool for scholarly literature. Additional instructions for setting up to automatically connect to NDSU Libraries resources. |
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GovInfo | ![]() |
GPO’s GovInfo provides free online access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government. |
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HathiTrust | ![]() |
HathiTrust is a partnership of academic and research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world. |
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Homeland Security Digital Library | ![]() |
Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is composed of homeland security related documents collected from a wide variety of sources. |
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HSDB | ![]() |
Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) is part of PubChem. Includes chemical toxicity data, emergency handling procedures, industrial hygiene, environmental fate, human exposure, detection methods, and regulatory requirements. Additional instructions. |
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Lawrence Welk Music Arrangements Index | ![]() |
Original arrangements from the Welk Orchestra and performers from the 1950s to 1980s. |
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NASS - by Subjects | ![]() |
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) statistics for agriculture and commodities, including crops, livestock, and economics. USDA |
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NASS - Quick Stats | ![]() |
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Quick Stats agricultural data discovery by commodity, location, or time period. Includes data visualization tools. USDA |
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National Transportation Statistics | ![]() |
Statistics on the US transportation system, including its physical components, safety record, economic performance, the human and natural environment, and national security. |
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NDSU Repository | ![]() |
NDSU Repository is an open access service of the NDSU Libraries that collects, preserves, and distributes research, publications, and other digital materials from the NDSU community. |
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North Dakota Biography Index | ![]() |
Biographical sketches from a wide variety of North Dakota publications. Includes information on 250,000+ North Dakotans. Copies available for a fee. |
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North Dakota Naturalization Records Index | ![]() |
Index of original county naturalization records on microfilm, compiled by the State Historical Society of North Dakota. |
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Open Textbook Library | ![]() |
Open textbooks are licensed by authors and publishers to be freely used and adapted. Download, edit and distribute at no cost. |
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PubAg | ![]() |
USDA-authored and relevant agricultural research. USDA/National Agricultural Library. |
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Sanitary Home | ![]() |
Sanitary Home was a monthly periodical published for rural North Dakotans from 1899-1918. Issues are available through the NDSU Libraries. |
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ScimagoJR | ![]() |
Scimago Journal & Country Rank is journal ranking, indicating influence and country scientific indicators. Coverage includes the sciences, medicine, arts, humanities and the social sciences. |
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Treesearch | ![]() |
Full text publications from the US Forest Service. USDA |
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TRID | Transport Research International Documentation (TRID) combines transportation research record and documentation from TRIS and ITRD. Transportation Research Board |
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USWBSI Database | ![]() |
Database of information related to the US Wheat and Barley Scab Initiative (USWBSI) such as projects, institutions, grants, documents, and contacts. |
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World Bank Open Data | Open data on global development. World Bank |
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WorldCat Discovery | Catalog records for all resources from OCLC member libraries. OCLC |