Back to Main Menu| Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology Description: Authoritative and comprehensive encyclopedia covering sociology and related fields. | reference tools reference tools |
| CIAO- Columbia International Affairs Description: A comprehensive source for research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship including working papers from university research institutes, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs. (1996-present) | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Congress and the Nation Description: A listing of the actions of the United States Congress. Includes historical information and legislative chronologies on certain topics. Also provides citations. (1945-2004 (ongoing)) | all full text reference tools |
| CQ Political Reference Suite Description: A suite of databases covering current and past issues in politics. Includes: Congress and the Nation, Historic Documents Series, Political Handbook of the World, Politics in America, Supreme Court Yearbook, Vital Statistics on American Politics and Washington Information Directory. | all full text reference tools |
| CQ Researcher Description: Excellent starting place for gathering insight and exploring the pros and cons of issues in the news. (1991-current) | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| CQ Weekly Description: Coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and back room maneuvering. (1983-current) | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice Description: Covers the topics, concepts, and ideas which motivated and shaped the fields of activism, civil engagement, and social justice. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Africa Description: An up-to-date encyclopedia on the history, people, politics, and cultures of Africa. Includes entries on individual countries and social issues such as the AIDS crisis. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of African Diaspora Description: Information on the people, places, and events of the African Diaspora, spanning five continents and five centuries. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of American Urban History Description: Covers the rise of urban America in the 20th century. Interdisciplinary approach covering topics from economics, geography, anthropology, politics, and sociology. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Politcal, Social, and Military History Description: "Key insights into the military, political, social, cultural, and religious origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict." | all full text data/statistics |
| Encyclopedia of Cold War: A Political, Social, and Military History Description: From the Second World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union, The Encyclopedia of the Cold War provides authoritative information on all military conflicts, battlefield and surveillance technologies, diplomatic initiatives, important individuals and organizations, national histories, economic developments, societal and cultural events, and more. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Human Geography Description: This multidisciplinary volume provides cross-cultural coverage of human geography as it is understood in the contemporary world and takes into account the enormous conceptual changes that have evolved since the 1970s. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Description: Focuses on the study of the behavior of people in the workplace. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Political Communication Description: Theories behind political speeches, televised advertising, posters, debates ,websites and other means of political within the context current and past events. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Politics Description: An encyclopedia on United States Politics that includes definitions, histories, ideological principles, etc. Organized by political "right" and "left". | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society Description: Examines the role race and ethnicity play in society. Covers intergroup relations in the United States and the comparative examination of race and ethnicity worldwide. | all full text reference tools |
| Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior Description: Provides a description and scholarly analysis for all presidential elections, including state and general elections. | all full text reference tools |
| Europa World Yearbook and Regional Surveys Description: Standard reference source for country information. Offers current overview of political and economic situations in over 250 countries and comparative statistics. | reference tools reference tools |
| Extremist Groups: Information for Students
Description: This ebook contains entries on 150 active extremist groups from around the world. Each entry gives background information, information on major players, tactics and information about counter efforts. | all full text reference tools |
| Films on Demand Description: Digital Education streaming video | streaming media streaming media |
| Gallup Brain Description: The Gallup Brain is a searchable, living record of more than 60 years of public opinion. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Global Road Warrior Description: Includes a wealth of country information including economic and demographic data. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Government, Politics and Protest: Essential Primary Sources Description: This ebook provides overviews, excerpts and some full text of first-hand historical documents related to government, politics and protest. | reference tools reference tools |
| Historic Documents Series Description: A database of key historical government documents from United States history. Includes presidential statements, resolutions, reports, treaties and more. | all full text reference tools |
| International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd ed. Description: Covers a broad range of topics in social science including anthropology, art, economics, political science, history, religious studies and psychology from a national and international perspective. | all full text reference tools |
| ITDN - International Trade Data Network Description: Excellent source for country, export/import, and trade related information. Gathering information from over 50 daily feeds, ITDN disseminates trade information from a variety of government and business sources, such as the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Census. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Making of Modern Law: Legal Treatises 1800 -1926 Description: 22,000 legal treatises published on American | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| New Dictionary of the History of Ideas Description: Survey of the history of Western thought and culture. Each entry explores the origin, cultural interpretations, and historical themes of such subjects as beauty, love, feminism, diversity, and social capital, among many others. | all full text reference tools |
| New Encyclopedia of Africa Description: An up-to-date encyclopedia on the history, people, politics, and cultures of Africa. Includes entries on individual countries and social issues such as the AIDS crisis. | all full text reference tools |
| Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World Description: Provides information about major world developments from 1750 to the present, with close attention to social, economic, cultural, and political topics. | all full text reference tools |
| Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection Description: Includes dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia and quotation sources. Search multiple books simultaneously or search an individual title or chosen subject. | reference tools reference tools |
| Political Handbook of the World Description: Provides current and historical information about the political situation and organization of countries and international organizations around the world. | all full text reference tools |
| Politics in America Description: A guide to politics in America. Provides profiles of U.S. and State Congress members. Also includes state overviews. | not applicable reference tools |
| Polling the Nation Description: A collection of public opinion, covering the United States and more than 100 countries around the world. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Reference Universe Description: An electronic index to content contained in the library's print and electronic reference titles. Search Reference Universe to find out which titles contain information on your topic. | linked to full text reference tools |
| Slavery and Anti-slavery Description: Slavery and Anti-Slavery includes documents from the United States and Europe, as well as other parts of the world. In addition to newspaper collections and books published in the antebellum era, Slavery and Anti-Slavery contains documents from several archives originally available only on microfilm. This first collection, Debates over Slavery and Abolition, contains: 7,247 books, 80 serials, more than fifteen manuscript collections, & court records. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Statesman's Yearbook Description: Contains country profiles highlighting key historical events and describing form of government and social organizations. Also includes statistical data in areas such as defense, economy, energy, trade, and communications. | all full text reference tools |
| Supreme Court Yearbook Description: Beginning in 1989, the Supreme Court Yearbook summarizes reviews the cases seen by the Supreme Court, provides overviews on important topics. (1989-1990) | not applicable reference tools |
| Treaties and International Agreements Description: 15,000 treaties and international agreements, including international tax treaties. | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| United Nations Treaty Collection Description: Access to over 158,000 United Nations treaties and treaty actions. (1926-present) | indexes/databases indexes/databases |
| Vital Statistics on American Politics Description: Provides statistics from various areas in American politics over time and for specific years. Statistics appear in html but can also be downloaded in Excel Spreadsheet and CSV forms. (1788-2006 (ongoing)) | reference tools reference tools |
| Washington Information Directory Description: Provides overviews and contact information of United States government agencies and officials. Also provides a letter templates and an address book. (current year only.) | reference tools reference tools |
| West's Encyclopedia of American Law, 2d ed. Description: Provides current information on more than 5,000 legal topics, covering important issues and hot topics, biographies, definitions of legal terms and more. | reference tools reference tools |
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