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Specialized Databases
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- Census Bureau Data This link opens in a new windowThe Census Bureau's website is the primary way to access Census Bureau data, which includes tables, maps and Census Bureau reports.
- Avalon Project This link opens in a new windowThe Avalon Project is a collection of digitized documents relating to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. The collection contains documents beginning in 122 BC and going through to 2003. Where possible, documents are linked together to provide context for the reader.
- Gale In Context: Global Issues This link opens in a new windowGale In Context: Global Issues offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of sources for analysis of these issues. Sources are enhanced by multimedia content including podcasts, videos, and interactive graphs.
Social Sciences Databases
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- ScienceDirect College Edition Social & Behavioral Sciences Journal Collection This link opens in a new windowIncludes 350 Elsevier journals in the fields of Social & Behavioral Sciences
- SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new windowSocINDEX with full text combines SocINDEX's comprehensive abstracting of over 2,000 sociology journals, covering subjects such as abortion, anthropology, criminal justice, demography, ethnic & racial studies, gender studies, politics, social psychology, social work, and more, with full text coverage in over 600 core journals.