CLCD identifies children’s literature, (infant to young adult, fiction and non-fiction) by author, illustrator, subject, genre, age or grade level, language, Lexile Range and publisher. CLCD includes over 900,000 records of books and media, many including reviews.
Oxford Reference Online contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. It is a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database of these books, giving subscribers unprecedented access to a comprehensive information resource.
In addition to the 24 electronic reference books provided by DISCUS, our subscription to Gale Virtual Reference Library now contains access to nearly 100 additional titles. The library has purchased electronic access to the Gale titles we currently have in our print reference collection. Catalog records for these titles will soon provide links to the e-text as well.
Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate information quickly. Includes full-text coverage of the New York Times back to 1995.
Religious Congregations & Membership in the United States: 2000 is the latest in a series of every-10-year studies conducted at the same time as the U.S. census. Like all previous reports in this series of studies on U.S. religious affiliation, data are reported by region, state and county.
The standard day-by-day directory to special days, weeks and months as well as holidays, historical anniversaries and fairs and festivals. Each edition of Chase’s Calendar of Events has more than 12,000 listings.
This thoroughly revised and updated resource, including thirty years of new data and scholarship, is available online and in a five-volume print version. Topics ranging from migration and health to crime and the Confederate States of America are each placed in historical context by a recognized expert in the field. The fully searchable and downloadable electronic edition will permit users to graph individual tables and create customized tables and spreadsheets reflecting their own particular areas of interest.
The library’s subscription to Stat-USA is now accessible on- or off-campus. Stat-USA provides full text government documents dealing with international trade and economic information. The database contains all information available on the National Trade Data Bank and more.
This annual compilation of data about development is produced by The World Bank. Provides direct access to more than 600 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups from 1960 to 2005, where data are available. Specialized topics covered include social indicators, economic indicators, education, and population projections.
The recognized authority for evaluating journals, Journal Citation Reports presents quantifiable statistical data that provides a systematic, objective way to evaluate the world’s leading journals and their impact and influence in the global research community. This Social Sciences Edition covers over 1,700 leading international social sciences journals from the Thomson Scientific database.
Available on one computer in Thomas Cooper Library. Please ask for assistance at the Reference Desk on the Main Floor.