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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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Human Geography: People and the EnvironmentProvides insight into both regional and global issues by addressing fundamental and advanced topics critical to the study of human geography and places special emphasis on exploring the impact of human habitation and economic activity on the environment.
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Encyclopedia of Urban Cultures : cities and cultures around the worldEncyclopedia of Urban Cultures describes and analyzes nearly 240 country capitals and urban areas with a population of at least 25,000.
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Cities of the United StatesIn 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.
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Encyclopedia of European Social History: Vol. 2: Processes of Change/Population/Cities/Rural Life/State & Society.The key to much of the social change experienced in Europe between the Renaissance and the present lies in the process of urbanization.
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New Encyclopedia of AfricaVolume 5 covers Urbanism and Urbanization in Africa
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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.
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