Scientific Databases

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Databases Available

Factiva – Business and trade information; full-text information from international publications, and newspapers like The Wall Street Journal and Reuters.

Lexis-Nexis – Legal and business information; full-text articles from The Washington Post and The New York Times and other major U.S. newspapers.

Proquest Direct – Database of over 4,000 indexed titles and over 2,000 full text journals with images.

Federal News Service – Provides transcripts of testimonies, briefings, press conferences and Congressional hearings.

Leadership Directories – Provides online access to directories of federal, state and municipal governments, law firms, and media outlets and a range of associations.

STAT-USA – Current and historic economic and trade statistics such as National Trade Bank and Globus Country Commercial Guides.

EBSCOhost Resources

  • Academic Search Premier
  • Business Source Premier
  • English Language Learner Reference Center
  • Fuente Académica
  • GreenFILE
  • Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text
  • Literary Reference Center
  • Regional Business News Gale Resources
  • Gale Directory Library
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library
  • Gale Science in Context
  • Global Issues in Context GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources)

Grzimek’s Animal Life

Ebrary Public Library (with Elibro & Elivro)

Encyclopedia Britannica

CQ Resources

  • CQ Global Researcher Plus Archive Reports cov¬ering the most current and controversial global issues of the day, from 1923 to the present.
  • CQ Researcher Online Reports covering current and controversial issues in the United States, from 1923 to the present.

Oxford Analytica – Provides major geopolitical and macroeconomic country analysis.

Pop Culture Universe – An authoritative digital library of information on American and world popular culture, past and present, in a dynamic package. Built on hundreds of award-winning titles for all levels of researchers, PCU provides a safe haven for investigating topics that appeal to students-without the bias, advertising, suggestive content, or questionable authorship of commercial of fan sites.

  • CIA World Factbook
  • CIRI Human Rights Data Project
  • Constitutions of the World & Dependencies and Territories
  • Country Watch
  • Economist Intelligence Unit [New Version]
  • Election Guide
  • Europa World Plus
  • International Crisis Group
  • ISI Emerging Markets
  • Rulers (of the World)
  • War Crimes Research Office
  • World Atlas
  • American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries
  • Associations: Gale Directory Library
  • Books in Print
  • Congressional Directory
  • Foreign Firms Operating in the United States
  • International Organizations Online
  • Leadership Directories (Yellow Books)
  • Ulrich’s Periodical Directory
  • EbscoHost
  • Gale Academic OneFile
  • Gale InfoTrac
  • Gale Power Search (combines Academic and InfoTrac)
  • HeinOnline
  • Jstor
  • National Journal
  • Project Muse
  • Proquest Research Library
  • SwetsWise Subscription Service
  • Congress Daily
  • Keesings World News
  • Latin American Newsletters
  • National Journal’s Hotline
  • Mideast Wire
  • Newsbank
  • Newspapers Direct (foreign newspapers)
  • Proquest Historical Newspapers
  • Proquest Newspapers (Newstand)
  • Biography Resource Center
  • DocuTicker
  • Encyclopedia Britannica
  • Gale Virtual Reference Library
  • Global Issues in Context
  • Merriam Webster Dictionary
  • Proquest Policy File
  • UN Common Database
  • United Nations Documents
  • Global Trade Atlas
  • International Financial Statistics
  • United Nations Comtrade
  • United Nations Statistical Databases
  • USAID Statistical Databases (EADS)
  • Eastview Social Science and Humanities Database
  • Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics
  • Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
  • International Arbitration Reporter
  • Investment Claims
  • Treaties and International Agreements (Oceana)
  • Treaties in Force 2010