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BibliographiesData, statistics and survey results -
United Nations Statistics Division
 
Access to a wide variety of UN statistical sources.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, technology, culture and communication.
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International financial statistics
  
The IFS searchable database contains approximately 32,000 time series covering more than 200 countries starting in 1948. Includes data on exchange rates,
international liquidity, international banking, money and banking, interest rates, prices, production, international transactions, government accounts, and national accounts. Information is presented in country tables and in tables of area and world aggregates. Part of IMF eLibrary - Data. Access info: In "Data source" dropdown menu, select "International Financial Statistics"
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OECD iLibrary
"[Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development] Online Library for Books, Papers and Statistics and the gateway to OECD's analysis and data. It
replaces SourceOECD, and hosts all content so users can find - and cite - tables and databases as easily as articles or chapters."--About.
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Africa development indicators
Coverage: 1960- (where data are available)
ADI contains over 1,000 indicators covering 53 African countries on topics including private sector development, infrastructure, human development, agriculture,
rural development, environment, population, labor, HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and household welfare. The ADI Data Availability Query shows where data is available for a given country, series, and year.
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African development indicators (see Africa development indicators)
Coverage: 1960- (where data are available)
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Association of Religion Data Archives
Data included in the ARDA are submitted by the foremost religion scholars and research centers in the world.The ARDA allows you to interactively explore
the highest quality data on American and international religion using online features for generating national profiles, GIS maps, church membership overviews, denominational heritage trees, tables, charts, and other reports. Over 450 surveys and other data collections are available for online preview and virtually all can be downloaded free of charge.
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Cross national time series data archive
Coverage: earliest through 2010
Contains important social and economic indicators. Access to database of over 250 countries, over 200 series and data beginning in the year 1815 and continuing
to the present (year 2010). Usage info: Licensed for one simultaneous user.
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Global development finance (see World databank)
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Infonation Advanced
Statistical data from Member States of the United Nations.
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LandScan global population databases
Provides data on geographical distribution of global population at one-kilometer resolution over an average 24 hour period. LandScan population distribution
models are tailored to match the data conditions and geographical nature of each individual country and region. The database is a useful application in research, educational, humanitarian and corporate settings.
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LAPOP : Latin American Public Opinion Project
Survey data covering Latin American citizen views on political tolerance, citizen participation, local government, corruption, and views on authoritarianism.
Includes AmericasBarometer surveys.
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Latin American Public Opinion Project (see LAPOP : Latin American Public Opinion Project)
Survey data covering Latin American citizen views on political tolerance, citizen participation, local government, corruption, and views on authoritarianism.
Includes AmericasBarometer surveys.
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Political risk yearbook online
Coverage: 2013-current
"Political Risk Services (PRS) publishes 100 Country Reports that monitor the risks to international business over the next five years, using Coplin-O'Leary
methodology."--Home page
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Polling the nations
More than 12,000 national, state, local and special surveys, conducted by 700 polling organizations in the United States and 70 other countries from 1986
through the present. Usage info: Licensed for 4 simultaneous users.
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World databank
Provides access to two collections: Global development finance (GDF) and World development indicators (WDI). GDF focuses on financial flows, trends in
external debt, and other major financial indicators for developing countries. Includes over 200 time series indicators from 1970- , for most reporting countries. WDI is the primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates.
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World development indicators (see World databank)
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World religion database
"... WRD contains detailed statistics on religious affiliation for every country of the world. It provides source material, including censuses and surveys,
as well as best estimates for every religion to offer a definitive picture of international religious demography. It offers best estimates at multiple dates for each of the world's religions for the period 1900 to 2050... "--Provided by publisher.
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Dictionaries -
Gale virtual reference library
Provides searchable full-text e-book versions of many reference works, including multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks,
company history compilations, consumer health references, and specialized handbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias.
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Oxford reference online. Premium
Cross-searchable access to dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. Also includes selected titles
from the series of Oxford companions.
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Reference universe
Access to some 50,000 print and online encyclopedias and similar reference works through the indexing of their contents and article titles. If the Library
has access to any online resource covered, link directly to that entry. If not, connect to the Library's online catalog to show if the Library has the print resource.
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DirectoriesEncyclopedias -
eHRAF world cultures
"... a cross-cultural database that contains information on all aspects of cultural and social life... information is organized into cultures and ethnic
groups and the full-text sources are subject-indexed at the paragraph level."--Homepage.
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Encyclopaedia Judaica
Coverage: 2nd ed.
Features more than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists.
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Encyclopaedia of Islam
The Encyclopedia of Islam (2nd edition) includes articles on Muslims of the world and all aspects of their lives: tribes and dynasties, crafts and sciences,
political and religious institutions, geography, ethnography of the various countries and history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities, etc. Enhanced by the inclusion of an Index of proper names and an Index of subjects.
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Encyclopaedia of Islam
The Encyclopedia of Islam, new edition (also known as 2nd edition), includes articles on Muslims of the world and all aspects of their lives: tribes and
dynasties, crafts and sciences, political and religious institutions, geography, ethnography of the various countries and history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities, etc.
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, three
The Encyclopedia of Islam (3rd edition) is work in progress and includes articles on distinguished Muslims of every era and origin, on tribes and dynasties,
on crafts and sciences, on political and religious institutions, on the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of the various countries and on the history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities. In addition to alphabetical arrangement of entries by proper nouns in Arabic, also includes topical entries presented with English headwords.
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Encyclopedia of Africa
Entries focus on African history and culture and are based on the 5-volume print publication: Africana : the encyclopedia of the African and African American
experience, 2nd ed., 2005.
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Encyclopedia of American foreign policy
Online version of the 3-volume Encyclopedia of American foreign policy, published by Scribner in 2002.
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Encyclopedia of anthropology
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Encyclopedia of environment and society
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Encyclopedia of gender and society
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Encyclopedia of global health
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Encyclopedia of global warming and climate change
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Encyclopedia of India
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Encyclopedia of Irish history and culture
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Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim world
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Encyclopedia of modern Asia
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Encyclopedia of multicultural psychology
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Encyclopedia of peace psychology
Online version of the three-volume print set that examines the psychological dimensions of peace and conflict studies and features entries contributed
by leading international scholars. Includes such topics as genocide, hate crimes, torture, terrorism, racism, and child abuse.
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Encyclopedia of philosophy
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Encyclopedia of race and racism
Examines the anthropological, sociological, historical, economic, and scientific theories of race and racism in the modem era. Delves into the historic
origins of ideas of race and racism and explores their social and scientific consequences. Includes biographies of significant theorists, as well as political and social leaders and notorious racists.
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Encyclopedia of race, ethnicity, and society
Comprises nearly 600 entries covering topics, events, and persons relevant to race and ethnicity in society. Addresses other issues of inequality, including
ability status, age, class, gender, and sexual orientation.
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Encyclopedia of religion
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Encyclopedia of Russian history
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Encyclopedia of social theory
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Encyclopedia of sociology
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Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East and North Africa
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Encyclopedia of United States national security
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Encyclopedia of war
Provides an overview of important events, people, and terms associated with warfare, from the Punic Wars to the Mongol conquest of China and the War on
Terror; from the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman 'the Magnificent' to the Soviet Military Commander, Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov, and from the crossbow to chemical warfare.
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Encyclopedia of war and American society
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Encyclopedia of world cultures
More than 1,500 global cultures are listed and described.
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Encyclopedia of world poverty
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Encyclopædia Britannica online
Consists of a fully searchable and browsable collection of authoritative references, including Britannica's latest article database, articles not yet in
the print Britannica encyclopedia, Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary (tenth edition), and the Britannica book of the year.
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Gale encyclopedia of psychology
Covers the entire spectrum of psychology, including notable people, theories and terms, landmark case studies and experiments, applications of psychology
in advertising, medicine and sports, and career information.
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Gale virtual reference library
Provides searchable full-text e-book versions of many reference works, including multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks,
company history compilations, consumer health references, and specialized handbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias.
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International encyclopedia of revolution and protest
Coverage: Description based on print version record.
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International encyclopedia of the social sciences
The entirely new International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences covers scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since the publication of
the original international edition. It highlights the expanding influence of economics in social science research and features nearly 3,000 entirely new articles and important biographies contributed by thousands of scholars (including several Nobel prize winners) from around the world on a wide array of global topics.
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New Catholic encyclopedia, 2nd ed.
This 15 volume, second edition features revised and new articles. Among the 12,000 entries in the encyclopedia are articles on theology, philosophy, history,
literary figures, saints, musicians and much more.
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New Catholic encyclopedia. Supplement 2009
A supplement to the New Catholic Encyclopedia that focuses on the theme of science and the church.
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Oxford encyclopedia of the modern world
"provides information about major world developments from 1750 to the present... articles on world events; countries; organizations; regions; ethnic groups;
and themes such as social history, demography, family life, politics, economics, religion, thought, education, science and technology, and culture."--Home page.
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Oxford international encyclopedia of peace
An authoritative survey of issues related to peace making, peace keeping and peace buidling.
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Oxford reference online. Premium
Cross-searchable access to dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. Also includes selected titles
from the series of Oxford companions.
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Reference universe
Access to some 50,000 print and online encyclopedias and similar reference works through the indexing of their contents and article titles. If the Library
has access to any online resource covered, link directly to that entry. If not, connect to the Library's online catalog to show if the Library has the print resource.
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Routledge encyclopedia of philosophy
Online version of the 10-volume Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, with browsing by philosophical themes, philosophies, historical periods, and religions.
Usage info: Licensed for 4 simultaneous users.
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Government information -
Access UN
Coverage: 1945-
Indexes current and retrospective United Nations documents and publications and includes full-text of several thousand UN documents.
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Digital National Security Archive
Declassified U.S. documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by the National Security Archive http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/ an independent
non-governmental research institute and library at George Washington University. The Digital National Security Archive provides enhanced access to a selected portion of the NSA collection.
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Arab-Israeli relations, 1917-1970
Fully searchable database of primary source documents from the British National Archives that chronicle the politics, wars, administration, and diplomacy
surrounding the Palestine Mandate and the Arab-Israeli conflict. (The first in Cengage Learning's new series The Middle East Online.)
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Brazilian Government Document Digitization Project
English interface
Portuguese interface
Provides Internet access to digitized executive branch serial documents originally issued by Brazil's national government between 1821 and 1993, and by
its provincial government from the earliest available for each province to the end of the Empire to 1889.
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Catalog of U.S. government publications
Coverage: 1976-
Finding tool for electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government. Provides direct links
to publications that are available online. With more than 500,000 records generated since July 1976, the catalog will grow to include records for publications dating back to the late 1800s. Online counterpart of the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (printed version ceased with Dec. 2004). The Monthly Catalog should be consulted for pre-1976 indexing.
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FDsys
FDsys (Federal digital system) is the successor to GPO Access and provides access to items published by the U.S. Government Printing Office.
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Foreign relations of the United States
Archived vols.
Vols. recently published and vols. planned for future publication
Coverage: Print began in 1932.
This series "presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity" as compiled
by the U.S. Department of State.
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GPO access (see FDsys)
FDsys (Federal digital system) is the successor to GPO Access and provides access to items published by the U.S. Government Printing Office.
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LexisNexis congressional (see ProQuest congressional)
Indexes information produced by or pertaining to the United States Congress from 1789 to the present. Provides full text for many titles, generally from
the early 1990's to the present. Includes bills, laws, legislative histories, committee prints, House and Senate documents and reports, the Congressional Record, Code of Federal Regulations, and Federal Register. Includes full text of Congressional Research Service reports, 1916-present; full text of Congressional hearings, 1824-2003; and full text of Committee Prints, 1830-2003. For a complete description of contents, coverage, and update frequency, consult the online Help section.
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Search ND Law catalog for full-text documents on microfiche
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National Security archive
Declassified U.S. documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by the National Security Archive, an independent non-governmental research
institute and library at George Washington University. The Digital National Security Archive http://eresources.library.nd.edu/databases/natlsecurity provides enhanced access to a selected portion of the NSA collection.
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ProQuest congressional
Indexes information produced by or pertaining to the United States Congress from 1789 to the present. Provides full text for many titles, generally from
the early 1990's to the present. Includes bills, laws, legislative histories, committee prints, House and Senate documents and reports, the Congressional Record, Code of Federal Regulations, and Federal Register. Includes full text of Congressional Research Service reports, 1916-present; full text of Congressional hearings, 1824-2003; and full text of Committee Prints, 1830-2003. For a complete description of contents, coverage, and update frequency, consult the online Help section.
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Search ND Law catalog for full-text documents on microfiche
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ProQuest government periodicals index
Coverage: 1988-
Indexes the contents of more than 300 U.S. federal government periodicals; provides links from a list of periodicals indexed to full-text periodical issues
when available.
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Serial set maps, 1817-1980
Coverage: years 1855-1994, as of Sept. 2011.
Specialized search module for maps from U.S. Congressional Serial Set, allowing focused searches on geographic areas, subjects the maps represent, their
titles, and associated names. Serial Set Maps will eventually cover the full scope of the Readex U.S. Congressional Serial Set.
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THOMAS
Provides free access to a wide range of legislative information on the Congress, including the full text of the Congressional Record and bills for the
103rd (1993-1994) to the present Congress.
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UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Global and internationally comparable statistics on education, science, technology, culture and communication.
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United Nations Statistics Division
Access to a wide variety of UN statistical sources.
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United States congressional serial set
Coverage: years 1817-1994
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Westlaw campus research
Online research service for news, business and law-related resources. Selected newspapers, newswires, trade journals, Hoover's company records, SEC filings,
law reviews and journals, the encyclopedia American Jurisprudence, and selected primary law sources.
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Guides and finding aidsMaps and GIS -
A to Z maps online
"... database of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. Included in the 4,000+ maps are: political maps, physical maps, outline
maps, population maps, precipitation maps, climate maps, and other thematic maps."--About page.
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United Nations Cartographic Section web site
Maps and geographic information resources.
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Google Earth
Free high resolution mapping software with satellite imagery. Download required.
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Serial set maps, 1817-1980
Coverage: years 1855-1994, as of Sept. 2011.
Specialized search module for maps from U.S. Congressional Serial Set, allowing focused searches on geographic areas, subjects the maps represent, their
titles, and associated names. Serial Set Maps will eventually cover the full scope of the Readex U.S. Congressional Serial Set.
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QuotationsReviews (book, film, etc.) -
LexisNexis academic
Provides full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications, covering current news, business information, company
directories, federal and state laws, regulations, legal cases, etc.
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Academic search premier (EBSCO)
Coverage: 1975-
"multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles."--Provider description.
Indexing and abstracting for more than 8,000 journals. Search can be limited to book reviews.
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America, history and life (EBSCO)
Coverage: 1910-
Provides abstracts of scholarly literature on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present. Search can
be limited to book reviews. Usage info: Licensed for 6 simultaneous users.
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Expanded academic ASAP
Coverage: 1980-
Provides indexing, abstracts, and selected full text for 3,500+ scholarly journals and general interest periodicals embracing all academic disciplines
(citations only for The New York Times). Search can be limited to book reviews.
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Times literary supplement historical archive
Searchable full-text access to the Times literary supplement (TLS) from 1902 through 2006. Includes more than 300,000 reviews, letters, poems and articles
on writers, current theatre, cinema, music, and exhibitions.
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