Online coverage: 1971 to present.
A bibliographic database, with abstracts and some full-text, of articles appearing in business and economics periodicals.
Full text for over 4,000 publications, including more than 2,700 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, the database offers indexing and abstracts for 5,000 journals and PDF backfiles for more than 100 top scholarly academic journals, dating back as far as 1965 or the first issue published (whichever is more recent).
Access Science
The online enhanced version of the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
Online coverage: 1951 to present, with back files being added.
An index to United Nations documents. This database is a part of the Newsbank collection; select Access UN from the menu.
Access UNDP An index of United Nations Development Programme Project Reports issued and held by UN headquarters between the years 1972-1998. Access World News
Full-text content of over 1,300 local and regional newspapers from the US and around the world. Note that many, but not all, of these papers are also available on LexisNexis. This database is a part of the Newsbank collection.
AccuNet / AP Multimedia Archive
An electronic library containing the Associated Press's current photos and a selection of pictures from their 50 million+ image library. The database also includes charts, graphs, tables, audio and maps. Africa-Wide: NiPAD 
An aggregation of 40 bibliographic databases from around the world, offering multi-disciplinary coverage of African studies. The database includes references to journal articles, research reports, grey literature, media transcripts, books, and theses; and some links to full text.
African Abstracts
In print only: REF DT 1 .I553 (v. 1, 1950 - v. 23, 1973)
A quarterly bibliography of periodical articles dealing with African studies. Articles are in various languages; abstracts are in English. back to top African Studies Companion Online
Compiles a wide range of sources of information in the African studies field, now covering both print and electronic resources. The majority of listings identify primarily general, multidisciplinary sources of information, generally those published in English.
Print equivalent: DT19.8 .Z44 1997 Online coverage: 1970 to present.
Produced by the National Agricultural Library, this bibliographic database covers every major agricultural subject.
Online coverage: 1990 to present.
Indexes articles, news items, and editorials from over 75 English language military and aeronautical periodicals.
Print equivalent: REF Z 5063 .A2 U82 (1984 - 1989)
Considered to be the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to alternative sources of information available today, API indexes nearly 290 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines that report and analyze the practices and theories of cultural, economic, political and social change. Aluka
A digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa. Now a part of JStor, see Aluka’s frequently asked questions to learn more about its mission and content. American Civil War Research Database
This includes a record for virtually every soldier who served in the Civil War. There are descriptions of thousands of battles, with detailed multi-page battle orders and reports. Use the analysis tools to visualize trends in Confederate and Union losses, regimental dynamics, and soldier statistics.
America History And Life
Online coverage: 1954 to present.
Indexes articles on the history of the U.S. and Canada, and articles dealing with current American life and times, with abstracts. Also indexes selected books.
America's Historical Newspapers
Full text access to hundreds of American newspapers published between 1690 and 1922, with coverage from all states.
Online coverage: 1990 to present.
Produced at the University of Illinois, ABSEES indexes journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, and selected government publications on East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union published in the U.S. and Canada.
Print equivalent: REF Z 2483 .A65 (1960 – 1989). American National Biography
A standard source for U.S. historical biography, includes over 17,400 biographies of Americans. The ANB Online includes illustrations, cross-references, bibliographies, and links to external web sites.
This valuable collection contains digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals that originated between 1741 and 1900. The full-text of the contents are searchable. Periodicals may be browsed by title and date. Online coverage: October 1983 to present, with abstracts from 1993.
Indexes over 400 English-language periodicals in the applied sciences and technology, including energy-related disciplines. Includes some full text articles. Arab-Israeli Relations 1917-1970. Middle East Series 1
This collection offers access to the full text of British government records documenting the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict from 1917-1970. ArcGIS
A widely-used geospatial mapping program, which can be used with the researcher’s own data or with datasets (including census data and world-wide topographical maps). Includes manuals and web-based training. May be borrowed for two-week periods from the MSE Government Publications/Maps/Law Library. Click link above for more information. Indexes collections of private papers and archival materials throughout the U.S. It incorporates the contents of the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC), the National Inventory of Documentary Sources (NIDS), and the Directory of Archives and Manuscript Depositories in the U.S. (DAMRUS). ArchiveGrid
A database for locating special collections worldwide, including corporate histories, personal papers, and historical records. Over 2,500 libraries, museums, and archives worldwide contribute collection descriptions. Armed Conflict Database
Produced by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), this database covers international and internal conflicts, as well as terrorism. It provides an interactive source of information on 70 armed conflicts including terrorism, refugees and returnees, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), weapons use / flows, fatalities, costs ($US), historical backgrounds, annual updates and timelines. Users can generate reports and download data as well as browse through year-by-year analyses and fact sheets online.
Online coverage: 1990 to present (in some cases 1992 to present).
Bibliographic citations that describe items listed on the table of contents pages of more than 13,000 journals covering a broad spectrum of subject areas.
Online coverage: 1975 to present.
A citation index to over 1,300 arts and humanities journals. It provides information on articles and all bibliographic references cited in them.
Connect via the Web of Knowledge (or link above) and select ISI Web of Science database.
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In print only: Periodicals Room (1987 to present).
Each issue of this periodical contains annotated lists of recent books, journal articles, and papers. Published by the U.S. Department of State and updated periodically, Background Notes provide basic information on individual countries and on selected international organizations.
Print equivalent: REF D411.U54. Balance Of Payments
Time series data from 1948 summarizing the economic transactions of an economy with the rest of the world. It reports total goods, services, factor income, and current transfers an economy receives from or provides to the rest of the world as well as capital transfers and changes in each economy's external financial claims and liabilities.
Online coverage: 1971 to present.
Bibliographic records on all subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia published worldwide.
This database indexes a wide range of biographical dictionaries and who's whos and subject encyclopedias that include biographical entries. back to top Online coverage: 1984 to present.
An index to more than 1,800 books (per year) and 2,700 English language periodicals containing biographical information. Includes references from autobiographies, biographies, obituaries, interviews, etc. Biography Resource Center + The Complete Marquis Who's Who
A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people throughout history and around the world. It combines biographies from 70 Gale Group publications, the complete Marquis Who's Who, Merriam-Webster's collegiate and biographical dictionaries, and full-text articles from over 250 periodicals.
Online coverage: 1983 to present.
Indexes nearly 250 major periodicals in the life sciences and agriculture.
Bloomberg Financial Services
Current business news, stock quotes, and financial data and information on international markets. Tip Sheet [Word file]. Online access: available on a dedicated workstation on the 6th floor of the library. Note: Remote access is not available. Our contract allows for printing only, no downloading. Online coverage: 1983 to present.
Brings together the content of Book Review Digest, which includes descriptive summaries of books as well as excerpts of book reviews, with all the book review citations and full text of book reviews from eleven other Wilson indexes.
Print equivalent of Book Review Digest: REF Z1219 .B7 (1963 – 1982). Book Review Index Plus
An online guide to book reviews published from 1985 - present, covering thousands of publications, with links to full-text reviews.
Books in Print see Global Books In Print
back to top British Parliamentary Papers see Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Parliamentary Papers
Online coverage: 1994 to present.
Also known as BusIndustry, this is an index, with abstracts, of articles about public and private companies, industries and products.
Business Full Text
Online coverage: 1986 to present, with abstracts since June 1990 and some full text since 1995.
An index, with abstracts and some full text, to 345 English-language business magazines. Business Insights
Delivers senior level business intelligence. Focus on the following industries and areas of interest: consumer goods, energy, financial services, healthcare, technology, telecoms, eCommerce and Human Resources.
A directory of more than 26,000 organizations, agencies and publications worldwide.
Provides full text to over 3,600 scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and more.
Canadian Periodical Index
In print only: REF A 13 .C242 (1979 to present).
A bilingual index to over 400 Canadian and American periodicals. Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
Online coverage: 1976 to present. CGP is the finding tool for U.S. federal publications, including descriptive records for titles published from 1976 to present. It is the online counterpart of the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, which should be consulted for any titles published prior to 1976.
Print edition: REF Z 1223 .Z9 U57 [coverage: 1965 to 1975, as Monthy Catalog] Center for Economic Policy Research Discussion Papers
CEPR's network of researchers cover topics ranging from international macroeconomcs to trade to transition economics. All Discussion Papers (with abstracts) published since the beginning of 1999 are available online as PDFs. Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) see Wharton Research Data Services Chicago Manual of Style Online
This citation reference guide presents two basic documentation systems, the humanities style (notes and bibliography) and the author-date. The Citation Quick Guide is another useful feature of the online version. China Academic Journals Database
This database provides full text access back to 1994 of over 5,000 Chinese academic journals, including 2,000 in the social sciences and humanities. Text in Chinese with English abstracts. China Data Online
From the China Data Center at the University of Michigan, this database provides full text access to a collection of Chinese statistical yearbooks, including national and provincial yearbooks and industrial data. Note: JHU's subscription does not include the Census material. China: Trade, Politics and Culture 1793-1980
A digital database providing a wide variety of original source material detailing China’s interaction with the West from 1793 to 1980. The academic world's top source of news and information, the Chronicle of Higher Education online includes daily updates as well as supplements that do not appear in the print edition. The complete contents of the newspaper, printed each Friday, are available on the website the following Monday morning. In addition to the current issue, the archive of more than 12 years of the Chronicle is available and fully searchable. back to top
An annual publication from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, with basic background information and statistics on all countries.
Print equivalent: REF G122 .U561
CIAO provides access to scholarship in the field of international affairs, including full-text documents (such as working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences) as well as journal abstracts and books. Code of Federal Regulations
The full-text of the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the U.S. Federal Government. Communication & Mass Media Complete
Full text of journals and reference works in the areas of communication and the mass media. Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports (via Lexis Congressional)
Full-text coverage from 1916 to present. These useful policy papers are prepared by the Congressional Research Service, a branch of the Library of Congress whose mission is to provide nonpartisan research reports to members of the U.S. House and Senate. Once in LexisNexis Congressional, select "Advanced Search" and "CRS Reports."
Online coverage: 1992 to present.
Global information on women. Includes full-text materials from journals, newsletters, and research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies. Published by the PRS Group, this database offers over 75 country risk-related variables for more than 150 countries, including risk ratings and economic data from the PRS Group's International Country Risk Guide, as well as forecasts, economic, political, geographic, and social data from the PRS Group's Political Risk Services. Updated monthly, with historical data back to 1984. Results can be downloaded into Excel. For access to the Political Risk Yearbook, see . For access to the International Country Risk Guide and Political Risk Services, see . CQ Almanac
Authoritative coverage of the people, elections, legislation, and controversies in the U.S. Congress from 1945. Also includes review and analysis of legislation and policy for each year, organized by policy area, roll call votes for all major legislation, and a Policy Tracker to follow legislation through the years.
CQ Electronic Library
Created by CQ Press, this is the homepage for a series of databases focusing on American government. The collection includes original content, current information, statistics, analysis, and comprehensive coverage in a range of government-related topics. See above/below for direct access to the individual databases inside CQ Electronic Library. back to top CQ Money Line
Tracks contributions from corporations, associations and unions to members, candidates and party committees. You can also follow the flow of "soft money" through 527 groups, such as MoveOn.org, and retrieve information on more than 30,000 lobbyists indexed by client and issue. CQ Public Affairs Collection
This storehouse of public policy content is organized by 22 key topics, pulling together CQ's wealth of historic documents and primary source materials, statistical ocqverviews, directory contact information, and in-depth reporting on current affairs to create a large public policy database.
This weekly publication covers the issues of the day with complete summaries, insight into all sides of the issues, bibliographies and more. Users may browse through articles in the current issue or search for past articles using words, dates or other criteria. Coverage: 1923 to present.
CQ Supreme Court Collection
Blends historical analysis with updates and commentary of Supreme Court decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme Court institutional history, and the U.S. Constitution.
Formerly titled Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, this is a preeminent resource for Congress-watchers who need nonpartisan information about Congress--its members, bills, laws, and more. CQ Weekly on the Web includes access to the full text of all articles published since 1983. Coverage: 1983 to present.
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In print only: REF Z 3508 .P6C87 (v. 1, 1968 – present).
A quarterly bibliography, with annotations, of books and articles on African affairs.
Coverage: January 1, 1997 - present.
Provides tables of contents of 6,500 journals in the fields of medicine; life sciences; agriculture, biology & environmental Sciences; engineering, computing & technology; physical, chemical & earth sciences; art & humanities; and social & behavioral sciences.
Available via ISI Web Of Knowledge, under Current Contents Connect
Current Digest of the (Post-)Soviet Press
Founded in 1949, is a weekly publication with English language translations of articles from the Soviet/Russian press, government documents and special interest journals. The online version provides full-image access from 1949 to present. Datamonitor see Marketline below Datastream
Datastream provides international historic financial information, including equities, bonds, futures, options, commodities, indices, and economic indicators, derived from over 5,000 organizations in 50 countries.
Access: On a dedicated workstation in the Economics Suite at 1717 Mass Ave (704, in the hallway to your left after you enter the suite). Available Monday- Friday, 7am - 9pm only. NOTE: Off-campus access is not available. Declassified Documents Reference System
This database provides online access to over 500,000 pages of previously classified government documents. Covering major international events from the Cold War to the Vietnam War and beyond, this single source enables users to locate key information underpinning studies in international relations, American studies, United States foreign and domestic policy studies, journalism, and more. back to top This database, created by the National Security Archive, contains more than 40,000 declassified documents relating to major U.S. national security issues. The National Security Archive, located at George Washington University, is a non-profit research institute on international affairs, a library and archive of declassified U.S. documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. Direction of Trade
Contains time series data from 1980 on the value of merchandise exports and imports between each country and all its trading partners. It reports total bilateral and multilateral exports and imports aggregated at national or regional group level. Disclosure Corporate Snapshots
Corporate and financial information on more than 11,000 U.S. corporations. Dissertations and Theses
Online coverage: 1861 to present (abstracts from 1980, full text from 1997).
ProQuest's Dissertations and Theses is an index, with abstracts, to virtually every doctoral dissertation completed in the U.S. at accredited institutions since 1861. Some masters theses and foreign language dissertations are also included. Please note that many of the dissertations published since 1997 are available as PDF downloads free of charge. Note: Full text is now showing up for some pre-1997 titles.
Provides information on over 1,260,000 U.S. leading public and private businesses. Company information includes industry information with up to 24 individual 8-digit SICs, size criteria (employees and annual sales), type of ownership, principal executives and biographies. Geographic criteria and zip code ranges may be specified. Sorting options for results are possible.
Online coverage: 1969 to present.
Econlit provides coverage of worldwide economic literature. Includes journals, proceedings, and some books.
Print predecessor: REF Z 7164.E2 A57 (Index of Economic Articles in Journals and Collective Volumes, covers economic literature published 1886-1968).
Economist Intelligence Unit - EIU Country Reports (Monthly) and Profiles (Annual): These offer concise analysis and background information on the economic and political situation of over 180 countries. They include some stats and are particularly valuable for their analysis.
- EIU Country Data: Economic indicators and forecasts covering more than 320 economic series for 150 countries, as well as regional aggregates, running from 1980 and forecasting ahead five years.
- EIU Market Indicators and Forecasts: Economic, demographic, consumption, and industry data on 60 major countries, back to 1990 and forecasting ahead five years.
- EIU Country Commerce: Operating conditions, commercial laws and business regulations in 55+ countries.
- EIU Country Risk: Measures the poltical, economic policy/structure and liquidity risk of activities in 120 emerging markets.
- EIU Risk Briefing: Analysis, forecasts, and background data covering a range of risk factors, with a focus on emerging markets. Risk Tracker, on the left margin, is a customisable tool to track changes in risk ratings. Build your own risk "matrix" by choosing countries, categories and time periods.
- Industry Briefings: Covers 8 key industries and 60 major countries. Provides forecasting.
Choose Economist.com from EIU menu. This includes the entire print edition of The Economist and additiona, online-only content, such as news analysis. back to top
Online coverage: June 1983 to present, with abstracts from 1994 and some full text from 1996. Education Full Text is an index of English language periodicals and yearbooks in the field of education.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
The full text of virtually every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom, along with thousands of important works from the Americas, between 1701 and 1800. Consists of books, pamphlets, broadsides, and ephemera, covering about 33 million pages, in history, literature, religion, law, fine arts, science, and more. EISIL: Electronic Information System for International Law
Created by The American Society of International Law, EISIL now has 5 prototype subject categories: 1) General International Law, 2) International Criminal Law, 3) International Economic Law, 4) International Environmental Law and 5) International Human Rights Law. EISIL provides links to primary documents, websites, and research guides.
A suite of six databases that serve the needs of anyone interested in American government and society. Includes CQ Researcher, CQ Electronic Encyclopedia of American Government, CQ Insider, CQ Public Affairs Collection, CQ Supreme Court Collection and CQ Weekly.
Available both online and in print. The online version of Encyclopaedia Britannica includes links to related web sites.
Print equivalent: REF AE 5 .E363.
Encyclopedia Iranica
Encyclopædia Iranica is an extensive compendium on the past and present culture of the people who speak an Iranian language and their context in broader world history.
This database includes thousands of association listings.
Encyclopedia of Islam
Covers the Islamic World from religion and history to politics and culture. The geographical and historical scope encompasses the old Arabo-Islamic empire, the Islamic countries of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all modern Islamic states.
Provides abstract/index information to over 1000 titles covering environmental policy and studies. There is ongoing coverage for over 500 of those titles. An Environment thesaurus is available to assist with advanced searching. back to top
Online coverage: 1966 to present.
Indexes journal articles, essays and proceedings in education. Essay and General Lit
Emphasizing the humanities and social sciences, this index provides access to nearly 45,000 English-language essays in 3,500 collections and anthologies. Subjects covered include history, economics, psychology, religion, political science, folklore, film, music, drama, and literature. Essential Science Indicators
Enables researchers to conduct ongoing, quantitative analyses of research performance and track trends in science, including the social sciences. Covering a multidisciplinary selection of 11,000+ journals from around the world, this in-depth analytical tool offers data for ranking scientists, institutions, countries, and journals. E-STAT
This database is Statistics Canada's interactive warehouse of statistics about Canada. It includes such publications such as Canadian Social Trends, Health Reports, Human Activity and the Environment, Juristat and many others. There are over 2,400 tables tracking trends in virtually every aspect of the lives of Canadians. NOTE: this database cannot be accessed off campus. Europa World
A major reference source providing detailed surveys of over 250 countries, with an emphasis on political and economic information. The database also includes a listing of over 1,650 international organizations.
Online coverage: 1992 to present.
Indexes books, articles and dissertations covering materials dealing with Eastern European countries, including countries of the former Soviet Union, and published in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Print equivalent: Z 2483 .E86 (1975 – 1994).
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A weekly digest summarizing news as reported in more than 70 US and international newspapers and newsmagazines. Online via LexisNexis from 1975 to the present.
Print edition: Ref D 410 .F3 (1969-2002) Family & Society Studies Worldwide
Provides coverage of literature in the fields of family science, human ecology, human development, and social welfare. Coverage is from 1970 to present and includes professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, working papers, statistical documents, theses & dissertations and other sources. Federal Register
The official publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of U.S. federal agencies, as well as executive orders and other Presidential documents. From 1936 to the present. FirstSearch hosts several scholarly databases, most notably WorldCat and ArticleFirst, also linked on this page.
Provides an index to the the FBIS Daily Reports, which contain English translations of news gathered from foreign radio and television broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements. The FBIS Daily Reports themselves are available on microfiche through 1996 in the Library's Microforms Room. For more precise holdings information, see the Library's catalog. In 1996, the U.S. government phased out its print publication of FBIS Daily Reports. This database is a part of the Newsbank collection; select the FBIS Index from the menu.
For coverage since 1995, see the World News Connection.
Foundation Directory Online
A comprehensive resource for private funding research. back to top
Provides full access to fourteen reference books, including Encyclopedia of Associations, Encylopedia of Associations: International, Research Centers Directory, International Research Centers Directory, and Government Research Centers Directory.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
A growing collection of reference works available online. Titles include Cities of the World, Macmillan Encyclopedia of Energy, and Water: Science and Issue. Gallup Brain
A searchable database of more than 60 years of public opinion. You'll find answers to more than 125,000 questions, and responses from more than 3.5 million people interviewed by The Gallup Poll since 1935. Gender Studies Database
Covers gender-related scholarship from 1972 to present and includes professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, discussion and working papers, theses & dissertations and more. There are links to some fulltext and to selected websites.
Online coverage: May 1984 to present, with abstracts from March 1993 to present, and some full text from 1995. Indexes over 150 US and British periodicals in the physical, life and health sciences.
Online coverage: 1980 to present.
An index, with abstracts, covering worldwide literature on geography, ecology, international development, geology, and related disciplines.
Global Books in Print
Global Books in Print includes all books currently available for sale from publishers in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand, in addition to some forthcoming and out of print titles. The database also includes selected full text reviews. Global Development Finance Online
Includes a comprehensive set of tables with statistical data for 136 countries that report debt under the World Bank Debtor Reporting System, as well as summary data for regions and income groups. It also contains data on total external debt stocks and flows, aggregates, and key debt ratios, and provides a detailed, country-by-country picture of debt. As of March 27, 2008, we are experiencing problems accessing this database from off campus. We have reported the problem and hope it will be fixed shortly.
Global Health, 1910-2008
An international public health database for academics, researchers, public health practitioners, NGOs, policy makers, clinicians, healthcare professionals, and students. Coverage includes foreign language journals, books, research reports, dissertations, conference proceedings, annual reports, developing country information, and other difficult to obtain material. NOTE: Access is limited to 2 simultaneous users. Global Insight
Provides comprehensive economic, financial, and political coverage of countries, regions, and industries — covering over 200 countries and spanning more than approximately 170 industries. Note that Global Insight is one way to get statistics online from the International Monetary Fund. To access IMF statistics: - Click on DataInsight-Web
- Under Data Sources, click on Global Economy
- Under Concept, expand International Monetary Fund
Google Books
You can search the full text of books that Google has scanned for its vast Google Books project. Google is working with, among others, major academic libraries and publishers to digitize the books in their collections. Google Books captures information previously not available via online searching. You get some full text along with snippets or portions of books under 10%. Google Books is a project-in-progress; most books are not yet included. Google Scholar
Search across many disciplines /sources for peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, universities and other scholarly organizations. JHU resources have been "activated" to work with Google Scholar, but you first need to configure your browser to see them. GPO Monthly Catalog see Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
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Online coverage: 1936 to present.
Created by the Hispanic Division at the Library of Congress, HLAS offers scholarly evaluations of books, book chapters, articles and conference papers in the field of Latin American Studies. Many records include abstracts. There are also Spanish- and Portuguese-language versions of this database linked on the site.
Print equivalent: Z 1605 .H23 (1937 – present). Handbooks In Economics
Electronic access to the entire Handbooks In Economics series from North-Holland. Individual titles listed at the above link. Hein Online
This database offers access to the following: - Federal Register, the official publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of U.S. federal agencies, as well as executive orders and other Presidential documents. Coverage from 1936 to present.
- Foreign and International Law Resources Database, offering fulltext access to over 40 yearbooks of international law (from their inception to the present), key digests of international law, and decisions of international tribunals.
- Legal Classics Library, with the full-text of hundreds of classic law books.
- Political Science Journals Plus, a full-text legal periodicals database, including coverage of over 1,000 periodicals, from their inception to the present.
- Treaties & Agreements Library, with full-text coverage of every U.S. treaty, whether in force, expired, or yet-to-be officially published, plus explanatory documents issued by the Department of State.
- U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the U.S. Federal Government.
- U.S. Presidential Library, including full-text access to Public Papers of the Presidents, Economic Reports of the Presidents, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, and other documents related to U.S. Presidents.
Also known as HAPI Online, this is a source for authoritative information about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. HAPI covers analysis of current political, economic, and social issues as well as coverage of Latin American humanities. More than 400 key social science and humanities journals are indexed.
Historic Documents Series
Includes primary resources and documents covering the most significant events of each year since 1972. The documents range from presidential speeches, international agreements, and Supreme Court decisions to U.S. governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions.
Online coverage: 1955 to present.
Historical Abstracts selectively indexes over 1,700 journals in the field of history, with abstracts. Also indexes selected books.
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Includes Palmer's Index to the Times (of London), covering the years 1790-1905; The Official Index to the Times (of London), covering the years 1906-1980; and The Historical Index to the New York Times, covering the years 1851-1923.
Historical Statistics of the United States
A compendium of statistics from over 1,000 sources with over 37,000 data series on topics ranging from migration and international trade to national defense. The electronic edition permits users to graph individual tables and create customized tables and spreadsheets reflecting their own areas of interest.
Information on a company's location, summary financials, top competitors, top officers, and more. Use the title or company field to search company names. Note that Hoovers also houses the SEC filings of U.S. public companies, including annual reports (10K) and archived filings.
House Of Commons Parliamentary Papers
Indexes all British Parliamentary Papers from 1801-present and full text for Parliamentary Papers published from 1801-1945. There are additonal House Of Commons sessional papers dating back to 1745. Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
Online coverage: 1907 to 1984.
Cites articles from English-language periodicals. Periodical coverage includes some of the best-known scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important specialized magazines. Coverage includes a range of interdisciplinary fields represented by humanities and social sciences journals.
Online coverage: February 1984 to present, with abstracts from March 1994, and some full text from 1995.
An index of English language periodicals. Subject coverage includes history, area studies, language and literature, philosophy and religion.
ICPSR Direct
The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan provides access to one of the world’s largest archives of research and data in the social sciences. Any user with a JHU IP address may download data from ICPSR using the ICPSR Direct service. For detailed information, see the ICPSR page at the Government Publications/Maps/Law section of MSE Library (main campus).
Index of Economic Articles in Journals and Collective Volumes see Online coverage: 1906 to present.
Produced by the Islamic Bibliography Unit at Cambridge University Library, Index Islamicus indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Material cited includes not only work written about the Middle East, but also about other Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, plus Muslim minorities worldwide. Over 2,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, along with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews. Index to Jewish Periodicals
Provides references to articles in more than 160 English-language journals devoted to Jewish affairs and is intended for students of Jewish thought and contemporary Jewish and Middle Eastern affairs. Journal coverage dates back as far as 1988.
Online coverage: 1988 to present.
Ingenta is a multi-disciplinary database consisting of citations taken from the tables of contents of over 27,000 journals. When you enter the website, you can can do an advanced search or look at a Browse (Alphabetical) list of titles or subjects. Note: JHU does not subscribe to every title listed on the Ingenta website.
International African Bibliography
In print only: REF Z 3501 .I48 (v. 3, 1973 – present).
A quarterly bibliography of books, articles, and paper in African studies. Compiled at the Library, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
IBSS, compiled at the London School of Economics and Political Science, contains bibliographic information from over 2,600 journals published in 100 countries and over 6,000 books per year, in the fields of anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology. Coverage is from 1951 to present, with quarterly updates.
The online version of a 26-volume encyclopedia with 3,842 signed articles covering the social and behavioral sciences. International Financial Statistics see IMF below for description International Monetary Fund
The IMF offers three databases, available to up to five JHU users at a time from either on- or off-campus: International Financial Statistics
Offers web access to approximately 32,000 time series covering more than 200 countries starting in 1948. Includes exchange rates, Fund accounts and the main global and country economic indicators. Print equivalent: HG 3881 .I627 (annual) and Periodicals Room. Recent issues on reserve. Balance of Payments Statistics
Time series data from 1948 summarizing the economic transactions of an economy with the rest of the world. It reports total goods, services, factor income, and current transfers an economy receives from or provides to the rest of the world as well as capital transfers and changes in each economy's external financial claims and liabilities. Direction of Trade
Contains time series data from 1980 on the value of merchandise exports and imports between each country and all its trading partners. It reports total bilateral and multilateral exports and imports aggregated at national or regional group level.
Online coverage: 1989 to present.
Provides citations and abstracts for journal and yearbook articles in the fields of international relations, political science, and public administration. Coverage is world-wide.
Print equivalent: REF JA 36 .I5 (1951 – 1988). back to top Jane's Online
The JHU subscription to Jane's online services provides full text access to the following Jane's publications: Defence Industry, Defence Magazine Library, Defence Weekly, Foreign Report, Intelligence Digest, Intelligence Review, Intelligence Defense Review, Islamic Affairs Analyst, Missiles and Rockets, Navy International, and Terrorism and Security Monitor.
The online catalog of materials owned by the Johns Hopkins University Libraries.
Journal of Economic Literature see EconLit
Reproduces the full image of hundreds of scholarly journals, starting in each case with volume 1. Because the goal of JStor is to provide an archival, searchable collection of scholarly journals in electronic format, it is not a good source for very recent publications. Full text searching is available.
A digest of news, recording the world's major political, social, and economic events, pulling from a variety of news sources worldwide. Searchable back to 1931, with fulltext for the latest five years.
Print edition: REF D 410 .K26 (titled Keesing's Record of World Events). In the reference area, from volume 1, 1931.
Online coverage: 1986 to present.
A searchable archive of thousands of full-text articles on Latin America, covering economics, politics, human rights, the environment, military, and more. SAIS has access to certain parts of the database only. Note: This database is not available off-campus.
Leadership Library
Updated daily, this is a personnel contact database of the institutional leadership of the United States. Integrating fourteen Yellow Book directories, it enables users to reach over 400,000 individuals from U.S. government, business, professional, and nonprofit organizations. Legal Classics Library
The full-text of hundreds of classic law books, and hundreds more being added each year. Legal Periodicals Full Text
Online coverage: 1981 to present.
Indexes over 1000 journals, yearbooks, law reviews and bar association publications. Other good sources for legal periodicals are Hein Online, LexisNexis and Westlaw.
Contains the full text of hundreds of publications, including law journals, wire services, country economic reports, government publications, magazines, newspapers, news digests, and industry-specific newsletters and periodicals. Lexis Tip Sheet An index of U.S. congressional publications, with abstracts and links to full-text documents and related sites. LexisNexis Environmental
Abstracts of journal articles and conference proceedings and other key sources of information on the environment, both domestic and worldwide. The database also includes full-text news and journal articles, and legal materials relating to the environment. Coverage from 1975 to the present.
An index to almost 100 periodicals published by the U.S. government, including Department of State Dispatch, Federal Reserve Bulletin, and Survey of Current Business. Also includes links to full text.
Full text of indexes and finding aids for a large number of microform collections of primary source material, such as National Security Council documents, and private papers of government officials.
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An index to statistical publications of the U.S. government, international organizations, state governments, and many non-governmental organizations. Extensive abstracts are included and, in many cases, links to the full text documents are provided. London Times see Marketline: Business Information Center
This database includes 10,000+ company profiles and over 2,000 industry profiles. The latter is a particular strength of Marketline (formerly Datamonitor) and features both historical data and 5 year forecasts, plus information on market segmentations and analysis of each market's competitive landscape.
Online coverage: 1965 to present.
MEDLINE is produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. It indexes over 3,500 journals covering all areas of medicine, health, nutrition, and many other topics. Includes abstracts.
Mergent, formerly known as Moody's, includes financial information on companies including industrial, OTC (over-the-counter) industrial, bank & finance, transportation, public utility, and international companies. It also includes industry reports. Note: After clicking on the link above, click on Enter Mergent Online on the left side of the first screen.
Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies Database (MECAS)
Indexes (with some full text) of literature on Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa, with coverage back to 1900.
Created to offer "current news to all branches of the military," this database provides full text from over 330 military and general interest publications, and indexing and abstracts for over 380 magazines. back to top
Online coverage: 1963 to present.
Indexes to books, journal articles, and dissertations in the fields of literature, language and folklore.
Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications see GPO Monthly Catalog
Full text of NBER Working Papers from 1994 to present. National Journal
Online coverage: 1977 to present
Non-partisan coverage and analysis of American politics, policy, and government. Access to the following National Journal publications is also included: the Hotline (covering American politics), CongressDaily (reports on the people, issues, and process of Capitol Hill), Technology Daily (coverage of IT politics and policy), Poll Track (database of polls on political issues and people), Mark-up Reports (for Congressional committees and subcommittees), and the Almanac of American Politics (searchable and regularly updated). National Security Archive see Digital National Security Archive National Trade Data Bank
Contains the complete text of over 50 U.S. government serials and publications relating to individual countries, products and industries. Includes many statistical tables.
Online access: National Trade Data Bank is also available through STAT-USA. Nations of the World
Part of the Library of Congress Law Library's Global Legal Information Network, this site provides links to information on all countries' constitutions as well as their legislative, executive, and judicial bodies. back to top New York Times
Access is available from the following sources: 1980 to present (text only): LexisNexis Academic
1999 to present (text only, with abstracts): ProQuest Newspapers
1851 to 2002 (full image, some abstracts): ProQuest Historical New York Times
1937 to 1998 (print index): REF AI 21 .N5.
Newsbank
A collection of several databases, including: Access UN, Access UNDP, Access World News, FBIS Electronic Index (Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1975-1996), and Washington Post.
Online coverage: 1989 to present.
Newspaper Abstracts indexes and abstracts more than 26 newspapers, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Wall Street Journal. Many of the newspapers indexed in Newspaper Abstracts are also searchable in full text format via LexisNexis Academic. NexisLexis see LexisNexis Academic
Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Parliamentary Papers
see House Of Commons Parliametary Papers
Nineteenth Century Masterfile
This database bills itself as the "premier index to nineteenth-century periodicals." It includes Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (+ supplements), covering 1802-1906. NTIS (National Technical Information Service)
Bibliographic citations for U.S. government-sponsored research, development, and engineering reports.
OECD Stat
OECD Stat enables users to search for and extract data from across OECD’s many databases included in SourceOECD Statistics. It gives access to around 300 datasets. See also: Oral History Online
In-depth indexing to more than 2,500 collections of oral history in English from around the world. The collection also provides keyword searching of more than 250,000 pages of full-text by over 6,000 individuals and contains pointers to 1,900 audio and video files and over 13,500 bibliographic records. An illustrated collection of 50,000 biographies of men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2000.
A historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present. OED aims to show not only the current meanings of words, but also to trace their development through time.
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A searchable collection of online journals; most have abstracts and many have full-text available online. Please note that there is a drop-down menu to search a specific journal and another menu for subject-oriented lists of Oxford titles
Oxford Reference Online Premium
This site provides full text access to close to 200 reference works published by Oxford University Press, including bi-lingual language dictionaries, encyclopedias of military history, politics, business, finance, science, technology, and more.. Oxford Scholarship Online
A cross-searchable library containing the full text of over 1,200 Oxford books in the areas of Economics and Finance, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion. Specially-commissioned abstracts and keywords are available at book and chapter level, and up to 200 new and recently-published books are added each year. PAIS International
Online coverage: 1972 to present.
PAIS, or Public Affairs Information Service, is a selective listing, with abstracts, of journal articles, books and documents. Subject coverage includes economics, business, political science, sociology, demography, and international law and relations, with an emphasis on public-policy oriented literature. Includes titles published in six languages. Coverage from 1937 - 1976 is available via PAIS Archive.
Online coverage: 1993 to present.
Indexes papers presented at conferences worldwide.
Peace Research Abstracts
Covers peace research, including conflict resolution, international affairs, peace psychology, and other areas of relevance. The index contains over 115,000 records.
Online coverage: 1987 to present.
Indexes over 1,500 popular and academic periodicals. Abstracts are included. Also covers transcripts of TV and radio news programs.
PIO indexes the contents of older issues of periodicals in the humanities and social sciences. Includes journals in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and other Western languages, with some full-text linking to JStor. Philosopher's Index
A current, comprehensive subject and author index to scholarly articles, books, anthologies, and contributions to anthologies in philosophy and related disciplines. Includes 500+ journals from more than 40 countries and is updated quarterly. The database also includes a book review index. back to top
Indexes and abstracts publications covering public policy research. It draws its content from public policy think tanks, research organizations, and university research programs including the American Enterprise Institute, Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, IMF, World Bank, CSIS, and others. When available, full text is provided. Political Handbook of the World
Comprehensive country profiles chronicling national history, government, and political parties, as well as profiles on intergovernmental organizations, development banks, and the agencies and specialized bodies of the United Nations Political Science Abstractssee Political Science Journals Plus
A full-text legal periodicals database, including coverage of over 1,100 periodicals, from their inception to the present.
A database of polls taken on a variety of subjects all over the world. Each record in the database consists of one poll question and the participants' responses. Records are indexed by subject matter, publication year, general and specific location, and survey method.
Online coverage: 1986 to present.
Produced by the Office of Population Research at Princeton University, Population Index presents an annotated bibliography of books, journal articles, working papers, and other material on population topics.
Press Display
An online viewer for current editions of 250 international newspapers. You can use a traditional 2-page newspaper view, table of contents, or "zoom in" to specific articles. It archives only the last 60 days, so other Library resources, such as LexisNexis, are better for older news.
Online coverage: 1993 to present.
Provides tables of contents of conference proceedings. Coverage is worldwide. back to top
Includes the full image of all articles in hundreds of scholarly journals, including all JHU Press journals. Full text searching as well as subject searching is available.
ProQuest Dissertations and Theses see Digital Dissertations ProQuest Education Journals
Offering complete information on hundreds of educational topics, this database covers almost 400 leading journals in the field, providing full text or full image of most articles. Coverage is from 1988 to present.
Provides information about the countries, regions, economies, institutions, peoples, policies and political processes of Greater China and South East Asia. It gives access to a range of information sources - many previously not published on the web - as well as content created for the service.
Contains almost 2 million citations covering chapters in books and over 1,700 journals in psychology and related disciplines. Over 60,000 records are added each year.
Public Affairs Information Service see PAIS International / Archive back to top Public International Law
A current bibliography of books and articles
In print only: REF Z 6461 .P83 (1975 to present).
A semi-annual bibliography of articles published on all aspects of public international law which are contained in journals, yearbooks, and commemorative compilations. Since 1990, books are included as well. Race Relations Abstracts
Covers race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, immigration studies, and other areas of relevance.
Readers’ Guide Full Text and Readers' Guide Retrospective index some of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and Canada. The years 1890 through the present are covered between these two sources.
ReferenceUSA
This site was designed for use as a reference tool in libraries and is continually enhanced based upon suggestions from librarians and library patrons. The ReferenceUSA database contains, in module format, detailed information on more than 12 million U.S. businesses; 102 million U.S. residents; 683,000 U.S. health care providers; 1 million Canadian businesses; and 11 million Canadian residents. back to top
This database includes thousands of research center (national and international) listings.
Resources for College Libraries (RCL)
A highly selective core list of about 65,000 English language titles in all subjects. It includes both books and electronic resources. RCL aims to describe an ideal "core collection" for the library of a hypothetical college or small university that concentrates on the traditional liberal arts and sciences curriculum. RCL can be helpful when you are trying to identify some key works in a particular subject area, but should not be relied upon for an exhaustive search. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy
REP provides access to the latest scholarship and major developments in philosophical inquiry worldwide. The online equivalent of a 10-volume print encyclopedia, REP is regularly upgraded with new material, revisions, and bibliographic updates. Routledge Reference Resources: Politics and International Relations
Supplies online access to the Routledge reference titles on politics and international relations. These include online versions of books such as the Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements, Encyclopedia of Human Rights, Encyclopedia of Political Economy and the Dictionary of Modern Politics series.
Routledge Reference Resources: Religion
Supplies online access to the Routledge reference titles on religion, including online versions of books such as The World's Religions, and Encyclopedia of Religion and War. Russian Central Newspapers
Comprehensive coverage of national news, current events, economic developments and cultural events in Russia. Official sources (Rossiiskaia gazeta, Krasnaia zvezda, ITAR-TASS), independent media and partisan publications are all represented on this database, as are several English-language newspapers including the Moscow Times.
Online coverage: 1945 to present.
Science Citation Index is an international, multidisciplinary citation index to the literature of science, technology, and related disciplines.
Connect via the Web of Knowledge (or link above) and sst select ISI Web of Science database.
Access to the full text of more than 2,000 journals titles in the life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences. ScienceDirect also contains abstracts from many non-Elsevier journals in the major scientific disciplines. Full text searching is available.
Scopus
An abstracts and citation database including over 15,000 journals in the health sciences, physical sciences and social sciences.Conference proceedings, book chapters, book series, and some web sites are also included. back to top
Online coverage: 1988 to the present.
A general reference database containing the full text of thousands of articles exploring social, scientific, historic, economic, political, and global issues. Articles are selected from more than 1,200 domestic and international newspapers, magazines, journals, and government publications.
This free database includes the published recordings owned by the non-profit Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label and the archival audio collections of Folkways Records and other labels. It also includes music recorded around the African continent and material collected by recordists on the South Asian subcontinent. The collection also encompasses animal sounds, beer-drinking at an African homestead; calypso; classical violin instruction; drama; poetry; sounds of the deep ocean, the office, a frog being eaten by a snake; and great performances of traditional music from virtually everywhere in the world.
Online coverage: 1956 to present.
An international interdisciplinary citation index to the literature of the social, behavioral and related sciences.
Note: Connect via the Web of Knowledge (or the link above) and select ISI Web of Science database. Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
Devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences. The Networks encourage readers to communicate directly with authors concerning their own and others' research by providing email addresses. Some articles and research papers are available at no charge. Because JHU is not a full subscriber, others are available for a fee, or via other JHU databases.
Online coverage: February 1983 to present, with abstracts from January 1994, and some full text articles. Social Sciences Full Text is an index to English language periodical articles. Subject coverage includes anthropology, area studies, economics, international relations, law, political science and sociology.
See also Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
Social Services Abstracts
Online coverage: 1980 to present.
Bibliographic coverage of journal articles and dissertations relating to social welfare, social policy, and community development. Social Theory
An extensive selection of documents that explore the complexities and interpret the nature of social behavior and organization. The current release features 23,000+ pages of content by such theorists as Herbert Spencer, Émile Durkheim, Auguste Comte, Harriet Martineau, and Karl Marx. Sociological Abstracts
Online coverage: 1963 to present.
Sociological Abstracts is an index to journal articles, essays and conference papers in sociology and related disciplines. back to top
The full-text online library of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The site comprises 20 book collections by theme, containing all OECD monographs and reports; 24 periodicals; some reference titles; and the OECD statistical databases (with the exception of the International Energy Agency statistical databases). See also: OECD Stat
Standard and Poors' NetAdvantage
NetAdvantage is S&P's online academic resource for business information on public and private companies. Services within it include Industry Surveys, Outlook, Stock Reports, Bond Reports, Mutual Fund Reports, Register of Corporations, Company Profiles, and more.
Business and economic information from over 50 U.S. government agencies. Includes the National Trade Data Bank, the Commerce Department's Economic Bulletin Board, The Economic Report of the President, Country Commercial Guides, and more. Statistics Canada see E-STAT Testing and Education Reference Center
This database offers thousands of college and graduate school entries, including information on scholarships and fellowships. Online practice tests and practice exam books are also available, including the PDF version of a practice book for the American Foreign Service Exam. The Times (London)
Access is available from the following sources: 1785 to 1985 (fully searchable PDFs): The Times Digital Archive
1985 to present (text only): LexisNexis Academic
1906 to 1980 (index, no full text): Historical Newspapers Online
Treaties & Agreements Library
Full-text coverage of every U.S. treaty, whether in force, expired, or yet-to-be officially published, plus explanatory documents issued by the Department of State.
Use Ulrich's to find information about periodicals published worldwide: publisher's information, subscription costs, where a title is indexed, online availability, reviews and much more. Click on the "search" button at the top of the initial screen to take advantage of full search capabilities.
back to top UN Comtrade is the United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics Database, offering data on trade by commodity and country back to 1962. A useful article for first time users, with tips on searching, is on the UN Comtrade Knowledge Base. Note: JHU's access to UN Comtrade does not offer the ability to download or save queries. A nearby library with full access (including downloading) is the UN Information Centre Library at 1775 K St. NW. You must call first: 202-454-2112.
The official repository for documents published by the United Nations.Provides access to the full text of all UN parliamentary documents issued at UN headquarters in NY and the UN office in Geneva since 1993, as well as the texts of UN resolutions back to 1946, and documents of UNDP, UNICEF, UNIDO, UNHCR, UNHCHR, ECE and UNCTAD. Click on "Welcome" and then click on "Access ODS without logging in". No username and password is required.
Provides selected series from 30 specialized international data sources for all available countries and areas. Among these are 12 types of subject profiles for any country or area, browsing data series by topic and a complete list of international sources used in the Database (such as Food and Agriculture Organization, International Monetary Fund, UN Population Division). Includes access to multiple UN databases, including the Demographic Yearbook, Joint Oil Data Initiative, Millennium Indicators Database, National Accounts Main Aggregates Database, Social Indicators, and more. back to top
Full text of treaties and international agreements registered with the UN since 1946 as well as an online version of Status of Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General. To search for full text treaties, etc., click on "Access to Databases."
Wall Street Journal
Access is available from the following sources: 1982 to present (full text, some full image): ProQuest
1973 to present (abstracts only): LexisNexis Academic
1889 to 1985 (full image, some abstracts): ProQuest Historical Wall Street Journal
Washington Information Directory
A one-stop source for U.S. governmental and non-governmental organizations. It includes capsule descriptions with specific contact information that is sometimes difficult to find on free Internet sites. The database is searchable by keyword and organization type. Washington Post
Access is available from the following sources: 1877 to 1988 (some full image / abstracts): ProQuest Historical Washington Post
1987 to present (some full image / abstracts): ProQuest
1977 to present (text only): LexisNexis Academic
1977 to present (text only): Access World News
Web of Science
A portal for three citation databases relevant to SAIS users: Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and Web of Knowledge. TIP: To find articles citing your publication, we recommend the General Search, using as much information as you have on your publication (author, title keywords, source). Online dictionary. Available via Biography Resource Center. back to top
This academic edition of Westlaw includes U.S. federal and state case law from 1654, laws from all 50 states, federal statutes, federal regulations, secondary sources for analysis and background information on legal issues, and hundreds of journals and law reviews from leading law schools.
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)
WRDS is a business data research service from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Individual accounts are available to current SAIS students and full-time faculty. Once you've set up a WRDS account, you will have unlimited access via web, SSH, and/or FTP, as well as 750 MB of home/projects storage on a server at Wharton. You will also be eligible to contact Wharton staff for help with database access, data queries, and programming in SAS, FORTRAN, or C. Click here for instructions on applying for a WRDS account. Johns Hopkins subscribes to the following WRDS databases: Compustat includes a full Compustat subscription, a complete back data package and Compustat Global. This collection has data on thousands of companies (active and inactive). more information
Global Insight provides historical and current data on national income accounts, balance of payments, foreign debt, exchange rates, money supply and employment, as well as other national level categories. Note: Data from the IMF's International Financial Statistics database is included in Global Insight. NYSE Trade and Quote (TAQ) contains intraday transactions data (trades and quotes) for all securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and American Stock Exchange (AMEX), as well as Nasdaq National Market System (NMS) and SmallCap issues. Coverage begins with 1993 and is updated monthly. The Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) maintains a comprehensive collection of security price, return, and volume data for the NYSE, AMEX, and Nasdaq stock markets. Additional CRSP files provide stock indices, beta- and cap-based portfolio, Treasury bond and risk-free rates, and mutual fund databases.
Provides access to the several periodical indexes, all of which include abstracts and some full text. These include: Biography Index, Book Review Digest Plus, Business Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Legal Periodicals Full Text, Readers Guide Full Text / Retro, and Social Sciences Full Text.
The full text of the most current editions of The World Almanac and Book of Facts and The World Almanac of U.S. Politics.
Print equivalent: REF AY67 .N5W7
World Bank e-Library
Full text access to thousands of World Bank titles, plus each new book as it is published. The "advanced search" screen offers the option of searching within the full text of all publications. World Development Indicators
World Bank data for over 200 countries. Includes many time series also available in the IMF's International Financial Statistics.
Print equivalent: REF HC59.15 .W67 back to top
Online coverage: 1995 to present.
English language translations of material gathered from thousands of non-U.S. media sources. Included are political speeches, television and radio broadcasts, and articles from newspapers, periodicals, and books. For earlier coverage, see Foreign Broadcast Information Service Electronic Index. World Trade Organization (WTO) International Trade Statistics
Two main features: 1) International Trade Statistics yearbook in PDF, with international trade figures by country, region, and economic sector. 2) Statistics Database, ,with up-to-date WTO stats. Includes search and graphics capabilities, permitting users to examine data in chart, table, or graphical formats, and even to create their own analyses. Compiled and analyzed by the WTO's economists and statisticians.
Online coverage: approx. 2150 BC to present.
With close too 100 million records, WorldCat is the world's most comprehensive bibliography. It includes virtually anything that has been cataloged by thousands of participating libraries, including books, serials, archival materials, maps, visual materials, computer files and Internet resources, with 400+ languages represented. Except in rare instances, WorldCat does not include periodical articles. The database offers the option of seeing which libraries in the DC, Maryland, and neighboring states own a particular title.
Selected financial and descriptive business information derived from corporate annual reports, newspapers, and wire services. Provides abstracts and indexing of journals in political science, international relations, law, public policy, and related fields. Many of the articles published since 2000 also include the references cited in the bibliography of the article. Each individual reference may have a link to an abstract and/or to other papers that cite the reference. Pre-1984 indexing is available in the ABC Pol Sci print edition: REF AI 3 .A2 (1969 - 1995). back to top
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