eResources by Subject : Public And International Affairs

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  • This database covers academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.

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    1975 - present; updated daily

  • Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs. 

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    Sept. 1991 - present

  • Archive of selected scholarly journals in ecology, economics, history, mathematics, music, political science, statistics, and other humanities and social sciences.

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    varies by publication
  • The Public Affairs Information Services Archive database comprises a retrospective conversion of the PAIS Annual Cumulated Bulletin, Volumes 1-62. The PAIS Archive database contains references to monographs, periodical articles, notes and announcements, and analytics.

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    1915 - 1976

  • The Public Affairs Information Services International database provides information on public affairs, public and social policies and internation relations.  PAIS International includes publications from over 120 countries throughout the world.

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    1972 to 1990 (PAIS Foreign Language Index); 1976 to 1990 (PAIS Bulletin); 1991 to present (PAIS International in Print). Updated monthly

  • Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy.

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    1975 - present

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  • Devoted exclusively to research and policy on the contamination of oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and estuaries.  Subfile of Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts.

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    1990 - present

  • ASSIA provides a comprehensive source of social science and health information for the practical and academic professional. ASSIA currently contains over 312,000 records from 650 journals in 16 different countries, including the UK and US.

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    1984 - present

  • Index to biographical information.
    2 simultaneous users

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    1993 - present

  • The definitive reference resource for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs. Search across all CQ Electronic Library collections: CQ Almanac Online, CQ Encyclopedia of American Government, CQ Historic Documents Series Online Edition, The CQ Researcher Online, CQ Weekly. 

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    1972 - present

  • DNSA offers the most powerful research and teaching tool available in the area of U.S. foreign policy, intelligence and security issues since 1945. Over 55,000 of the most important, declassified primary documents – totaling more than 420,000 pages – are included in the database.

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    1945 - 2002; updated annually

  • EIS

    Digests of Environmental Impact Statements. Includes detailed abstracts of all environmental impact statements issued by the US government.

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    Print version: 1979-1984 / Online version: 1985 - present; updated bi-monthly

  • This five-volume reference work reflects thirty years of new data and scholarship. 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.

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    Pre-Colonial America - present

  • News, business, legal and reference information.

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    1970 - present; updated continuously

  • DNSA offers the most powerful research and teaching tool available in the area of U.S. foreign policy, intelligence and security issues since 1945. Over 55,000 of the most important, declassified primary documents – totaling more than 420,000 pages – are included in the database.

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    1945 - 2002; updated annually
  • Database of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts with summaries of more than 180,000 criminal justice publications.

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    1970 - present; updated weekly

  • Database of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service. Searches the NCJRS web site and the web sites of the agencies of the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs and the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.

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    1970 - present

  • Covers the fields of oceanography: physical, descriptive, dynamical, chemical, geological, and biological aspects are extensively examined, as well as limnology, ocean engineering, and specific resources. Subfile of Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts.

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    1971 - present

  • 50,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond.
    From the earliest times to the year 2000.

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  • SAGE Journals Online offers full text access to more than 485 journals in Communication Studies, Criminology, Education, Health Sciences, Management & Organization Studies, Materials Science, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Business, Humanities, Science and Technology.

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    varies by publication

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  • Provides international and interdisciplinary in-depth coverage in the humanities and social sciences. Indexes nearly 300 alternative, radical right and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.

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    1991 - present; updated quarterly

  • Provides international and interdisciplinary in-depth coverage in the humanities and social sciences. Indexes alternative, radical right and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.

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    1969 - 1990

  • Cambridge Journals Online is the online Cambridge University Press’s collection of several journals across the sciences, social sciences and humanities. 

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  • The CGP is the finding tool for federal publications that includes descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. Users can search by authoring agency, title, subject, and general key word. The catalog offers you the option to find a nearby Federal depository library that has a particular publication or that can provide expert assistance in finding and using related U.S. government information.

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    1994 - present; updated continuously

  • CenStats provides access to several popular Census Bureau databases, including: Building Permits, Census Tract Street Locator, County Business Patterns, International Trade Data, Detailed Occupation by Race, Hispanic Origin and Sex, USA Counties, and 1990 Public Law 94-171 Data.

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  • Service provided by GPO Access with the official record of the United States Congress.

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  • The CQ Researcher explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week.

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    1991 - present; updated weekly

  • Search through EBSCO's database of scholarly e-journals.

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    varies by publication

  • The EAG offers thousands of concise, up-to-date explanations of the who, how, and why of American democracy.

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    continuously updated.

  • Ethnic NewsWatch is an interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.

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    varies by publication; most begin 1990-95, some as early as 1960. Updated daily.

  • Europa World is the online version of the Europa World Year Book. First published in 1926, the year book is renowned as one of the world's leading reference works, covering political and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.

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    updated regularly

  • Contains 32 volumes of primary sources, includiing approximately one hundred documents covering the most significant events of the year. These documents range from presidential speeches, international agreements, and Supreme Court decisions to U.S. governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions.

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  • A computerized data bank containing statistical table of demographic and socioeconomic data for 227 countries and areas of the world.

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    1950 - present

  • Comprehensive U.S. legislative information.

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    varies by publication; some files go back to 1789 and may be updated daily, weekly, monthly, annually, or as the material becomes available

  • Provides abstracts and indexing for multi-disciplinary periodicals, reference books, full text from 86,017 biographies, 105,786 full text primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 341,655 photos, maps and flags.

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    1975 - present

  • Current news pertaining to all branches of the military, this database offers a thorough collection of military titles, trade publications, and news weeklies.

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    1990's - present; updated weekly

  • Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
    3 simultaneous users

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    varies by publication

  • Collections cover Life Sciences, Mathematics & Physical Sciences, Medicine, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Law, and include some of the most authoritative journals in their fields.

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  • Readers' Guide Retrospective is a database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. 3 simultaneous users.

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    1890 - 1982

  • Regional business periodicals covering 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

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    past 30 Days; updated daily

  • A comprehensive source for interdisciplinary perspectives on the identification and alleviation of risk in today's world. Subfile of Environmental Sciences and Pollution Mgmt.

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    1990 - present

  • Multidisciplinary section of the Web of Science covering scholarly literature in the social sciences.

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    2002 - present

  • SpringerLink offers online access to several fully peer reviewed journals in biomedicine, life science, clinical medicine, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, humanities, and economics.

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  • Website from the U.S. Census Bureau. The paper version is available at the Reference Desk.

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    current; updated annually

  • A current events database that allows researchers to explore social, political & economic issues, scientific discoveries and other popular topics discussed in today's classrooms including controversial opinions and viewpoints.
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  • The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) has launched an internet-bas

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  • Provides direct access to more than 600 development indicators, with time series for 208 countries and 18 country groups from, where data is available.

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    1960 - 2005

  • This database covers academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, psychology, law and criminology, life sciences, and business.

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    1799 - present

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  • Dissertations and theses from institutions in North America and Europe.

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    1861 - present; Abstracts 1980 - present; Thesis abstracts 1988 - present

  • Database from GPO Access of rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and more.

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    1980 - present; updated daily

  • Index of approximately 170 magazines and newsletters from U.S. government agencies.

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  • Gateway to searchable databases from the federal government. Includes the Federal Register and Congressional Record.

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    varies by publication; updated irregularly

  • Consists of records published by the GPO since July 1976. Includes references for documents to congressional committee reports and hearings, debates, documents from executive departments, and more.

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    July 1976 - present

  • From the North Carolina central repository of demographic and statistical data.

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    1960's - present

  • Encyclopedia of North Carolina - short entries

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  • Information about North Carolina's culture, history, business, education, agencies and public programs.

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  • Selective index of articles in North Carolina periodicals.

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    1992 - present; updated regularly

  • You can now view nearly 250 quality PBS programs covering a wide variety of topics. These videos are viewable from any computer running Flash Player version 9 or higher with a relatively good Internet connection (at least 175 Kbps). Unfortunately, it will not be possible to view the videos over a dial-up Internet line.

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  • Public opinion polls.

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    1986 - present

  • U.S. government business and trade information. Password required inquire at Reference Desk.

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  • North Carolina economic and population statistics, county profiles.

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  • Full text access to current bills in U.S. Congress.

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    1995 - present; Updated Continuously

  • Database of country profiles produced by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

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    Current; Updated: Annually

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  • Journal Citation Reports (JCR) is a comprehensive and unique resource that allows you to evaluate and compare journals using citation data drawn from scholarly and technical journals from more than 3,300 publishers in over 60 countries.

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  • Books and other materials in libraries worldwide.

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    1200 - present; Updated daily

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