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Academic Search CompleteGet full-text access to magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals in the sciences, social sciences, business, education, and the humanities. Full-text may be available via Find-It. Useful place to begin broad searches for general topics.
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Public Affairs IndexFocus on national and global public policy issues such as human rights, public health, the environment, housing, international commerce and conflict. Articles from scholarly journals, conference papers, trade publications and government documents provide up-to-date information on a broad range of worldwide contemporary topics.
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Political Science CompleteSearch the full-text of reference books, monographs, and conference papers including publications of the International Political Science Association.
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International Political Science AbstractsIPSA indexes and abstracts scholarly journals in political science. Full-text may be available via Find-It.
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Business Source CompleteSearch full-text journal literature in all areas of business, economics, finance, management, management information systems, and marketing. Includes company SWOT analyses, industry and country reports.
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Environment CompleteIndexes environmental studies literature including agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, environmental law, technology, marine and freshwater science, natural resources, pollution & waste management, public policy, and urban planning. Coverage begins in the 1950s. Full-text may be available via Find-It.
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GreenFILEA comprehensive research index focuses on literature investigating the relationship between human beings and the environment. Includes scholarly journals, general-interest magazines, and government publications.
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WSU Library CatalogSearch the Wright State University library collection of books, music recordings, musical scores, journal titles, DVDs, archives, streaming videos, maps, government documents and more. Link to OhioLINK and SearchOhio collections to broaden your search coverage.
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Gale Virtual Reference LibrarySearch hundreds of scholarly, subject-specific reference titles in many topic areas, including the arts, business, education, history, the sciences, technology, literature, and the social sciences. Excellent for in-depth overviews of terms or concepts. Search individual e-books or whole collections.
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Oxford Scholarship OnlineSearch a selection of ebooks published by Oxford on economics and finance, philosophy, political science, and religion. Recently-published books are added each year.
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Sage ReferenceSearch and read entries from over one hundred social science and science specialized reference encyclopedias published by Sage.
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Points of View Reference CenterOrganized by topic this resource provides an issue overview, background facts, point and counterpoint representing different points of view. Includes a critical analysis to assist the reader to evaluate controversial topics. Also includes essays, leading political magazine articles from all sides of the political spectrum, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books.
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Cities of the United States: a compilation of current information on economic, cultural, geographic, and social conditions by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 0787673692Publication Date: 2005-11-01In four volumes, this reference book brings together a wide range of hard-to-locate data to answer questions concerning American cities. Each volume focuses on a different geographic region: South, West, Midwest and Northeast. -
Encyclopedia of American Urban History by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780761928843Publication Date: 2006-12-07A two-volume A to Z encyclopedia covering the rise of urban America in the 20th century. Interdisciplinary approach covering topics from economics, geography, anthropology, politics, and sociology. -
Encyclopedia of European Social History Vol. 2: Processes of Change/Population/Cities/Rural Life/State & Society. by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 0684806452Publication Date: 2000-12-01Covering the period from the beginning of the Renaissance to the present, this encyclopedia consists of 209 signed articles and nearly 300 biographical entries. The set is thoroughly indexed, amply illustrated, and a joy to read. Graduate students will find it useful as an introduction to historiography while advanced high school students will enjoy the articles on historical topics.
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Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures by Call Number: HT108.5 .E53 2002 v1-4ISBN: 9780717256983Publication Date: 2002-10-01Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures makes a contribution by describing and analyzing nearly 240 country capitals and urban areas with a population of at least 25,000. -
Human Geography by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781414491356Publication Date: 2013-04-17Human Geography: People And The Environment includes over 200 thematically arranged entries, written in an engaging style by academic subject experts, reviewed by an academic editor, and designed to be an accessible, wide-ranging reference specifically intended for high school AP Geography students and teachers. -
New Encyclopedia of Africa by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780684315577Publication Date: 2008-11-01The set addresses the entire history of African cultures from the pharaohs and the ancient civilizations of the south through the colonial era to the emergence of 53 independent countries, some of them, like Nigeria, newly emergent in world commerce and others deep in conflict (Sudan, Liberia, Congo). Volume 5 covers Urbanism and Urbanization in Africa.
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