Databases A-Z

ABI/INFORM provides indexing and substantive abstracts to articles from more than 1,000 leading business and management publications, including over 350 English-language titles from outside the U.S. You also get complete articles in full text for 600+ of the most popular and important sources.

Access to the full text of over 1000 worldwide business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also, information on 60,000+ companies.

ABI/INFORM provides indexing and substantive abstracts to articles from more than 1,000 leading business and management publications, including over 350 English-language titles from outside the U.S. You also get complete articles in full text for 600+ of the most popular and important sources.

Academic Search Elite, an EBSCO database, is a general academic index that indexes almost 3,000 magazines and journals from every academic discipline and provides the full-text of more than 1,200.

An extended bibliographic database, consisting of more than a quarter-million citations of core works in computing. These works are of all types (journals, proceedings, books, technical reports, theses, among others), and from all the major publishers in the discipline. Searching and browsing capabilities as well as personalized services available.

Complete contents of some 30 journals published by the American Chemical Society. Several other publications are also available (Chemical Sciences Graduate School Finder, Chemcyclopedia Online, etc.).

AGRICOLA includes over 3.5 million citations to material acquired by the National Agricultural Library and cooperating institutions. AGRICOLA abstracts articles, audiovisual materials, books, book chapters, computer databases and software, maps, manuscripts, serials, and sound recordings. It is produced by the National Agricultural Library.

Provides access to journals published by the American Institute of Physics. Cal Poly Pomona users have access to the complete contents of titles for which the Library has print subscriptions. You can also search the SPIN database and view abstracts of articles from over 80 physics journals. Free registration. Access to Email required to register.

A full text database comprised of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press.

Historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.

Indexes articles, product evaluations, and book reviews in over 390 leading English-language periodicals published in the U.S. and elsewhere. The database includes trade and industrial publications, journals of professional and learned societies, and specialized subject periodicals.

Indexes and abstracts articles from more than 313 art, architecture, landscape architecture, design and decorative arts periodicals published throughout the world. Indexes reproductions of works of art. 1994 to present. Full-text coverage for selected periodicals is also included.

The back file for Art Abstracts (see above) covers 1929-1984 for 420 publications. Subject coverage includes art, architecture, landscape design, the decorative arts, and building trades.

The ArticleFirst database indexes articles from the table of contents of nearly 12500 journals, along with a list of libraries holding the journal title.

Complete contents of 28 journals published by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The journals and other ASCE publications are searchable through the Civil Engineering Databases that is also available on the website.

Complete content of the ASM Handbook series. Metals and materials technology: properties, selection, processing, more.

(Some full text) Access to full text articles, citations and abstracts in over 80 journals in physics, astronomy, civil engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, acoustics, fluids, electronics, optics, materials, geophysics, vacuum science and more. Also search SPIN Database of over one million abstracts, some back to 1975. Includes access to the former OJPS, as well as to the American Institute of Physics (AIP), American Society of Civil Engineering (ASCE), and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals database offers a comprehensive listing of journal articles on architecture and design, including bibliographic descriptions. It contains over 600,000 entries surveying over 2,500 American and international journals, including many that are peer reviewed. Publications from professional associations and regional periodicals are also included.

Journal articles in the life sciences and biomedical research.

Contains citations to articles from more than 250 journals. Subject coverage includes all of the biological sciences with about 45% of the focus on agriculture.

The ArticleFirst database indexes articles from the table of contents of nearly 12500 journals, along with a list of libraries holding the journal title.

Since the Encyclopædia Britannica's founding in 1768, Britannica editors have gathered and organized information on thousands of topics for easy retrieval.

Digital access to the records in the Historic American Building Survey and the Historic American Engineering Survey.

Indexes over 350 business p periodicals. Covers 1983 to the present with a large percentage of full text articles.

Directories of publishing opportunities in journals relating to accounting, economics and finance, management, marketing, educational curriculum and methods, and psychology. To further assist you in organizing and preparing your manuscripts, the Directory includes extensive information on the style and format of most journals. If a journal has its own set of manuscript guidelines, a copy of these guidelines is published in the Directory. Also, each entry indicates the use of a standard set of publication guidelines by a journal. For example, some journals use the Chicago Manual of Style or the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Furthermore, the Directory describes the type of review process used by the editor(s) of a journal, type of review, number of reviewers, acceptance rate, time required for review, availability of reviewers comments, fees charged to review or publish the manuscript, copies required and manuscript topics. Information on the journal’s circulation, readership and subscription prices are also provided. The decision to place journals in their respective directory is based on the manuscript topics selected by the editor as well as the journals’ guidelines for authors.

The Catalog of the California State University Libraries.

a compilation of data on social, economic, and physical aspects of the State.

This database includes the full text of over 250 volumes of the Cambridge Histories series on subjects such as Latin American, British, American, World and regional history; the history of philosophy, music, literary studies, religious studies, science, economics, language and linguistics, theatre and performing arts, political and social theory, and warfare.

Poetry, short stories, novels, non-fiction, plays and essays from Caribbean writers.

Poetry, short stories, novels, non-fiction, plays and essays from Caribbean writers.

Laws, regulations, cases in government contracts and federal and state tax laws.(Formerly CCH Government Contracts and CCH Tax Research Network)

U.S. Census Bureau site that provides census statistics, as well as social, demographic and economic information.

This is the most comprehensive bibliographic resource for information about Mexican-American topics and the only specialized database for Chicano reference. It identifies, in one place, all types of material about Chicanos and provides uniform subject access to this constantly growing body of literature. Incorporates the Spanish Speaking Mental Health Database, a comprehensive resource covering psychological, sociological, and educational literature. Also includes (1992 to the present) the broader Latino experience of Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants.

Covers fields of nursing and allied health

American Society of Civil Engineers. Bibliographic records and abstracts for 100,000+ ASCE journal articles and conference papers, 1970 to present. The Cal Poly Pomona Library has subscriptions to the journals –online 1990 to present, earlier volumes are available in the Library’s print collection. Use Document Delivery (http://illiad.library.csupomona.edu/illiad/logon.html) to obtain copies of conference papers.

CLASE indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences and humanities. PERIODICA covers journals specializing in science and technology. Offers access to more than 300,000 bibliographic citations from documents published in 2,600 scholarly journals published in the Spanish, Portuguese, French and English languages. Contains information from articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, conference proceedings, technical reports, interviews and brief notes published in journals edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on Pan-American issues.

As a convenient source of critical opinion on early literature, this series excerpts criticism on the works of philosophers, poets and playwrights, political leaders, scientists and writers from other genres.

Contains audio. Classical music sound recordings, with links to articles in Grove Music encyclopedia.

Searches the full text of over 12,300 college catalogs representing 2-year, 4-year, graduate and professional schools. Includes access to full text college catalogs and their web sites. Can search for colleges using various criteria such as: tuition, enrollment size, major, affiliation, and degree level.

CMMC incorporates CommSearch (formerly produced by the National Communication Association) and Mass Media Articles Index (formerly produced by Penn State) along with numerous other journals to create a research and reference resource of unprecedented scope and depth in the communication and mass media fields.

Citations to articles from over 2600 journals in all engineering disciplines and the applied sciences (computer science, biotechnology, industrial chemistry, applied physics and math). Conference proceedings and papers from professional societies are also covered.

TCB research is a searchable database of full-text research reports on the latest issues in business management and US and global economics. Proprietary, nonbiased research includes studies of F500 companies on business trends, leadership decisions, performance excellence, corporate governance, HR, productivity, CRM and more. Economics material includes topline US and global economic indicators and analysis and forecasts of US and international economic conditions by our chief economist.

Contemporary Authors provides complete biographical and bibliographical information on more than 120,000 US and international authors.

Select collects more than 35,000 critical essays on contemporary authors, with biographical, critical, principal works, and further study information.

Provides country profiles and reports on political, economic, corporate, and environmental news and trends for 191 countries around the world.

Covers American government, politics, public policy, and current affairs. Access to CQ Weekly and CQ Researcher.

Weekly single-themed comprehensive reports by journalists on health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Includes pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions.

Covers American government, politics, public policy, and current affairs. Access to CQ Weekly and CQ Researcher.

Provides information on the lives and careers of authors from all eras and genres, along with critical reaction to their works.

Dissertation Abstracts Online covers dissertations accepted at accredited U.S institutions since 1861. It selectively covers masters theses, Canadian dissertations, and British and other European dissertations.

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses — Full text is the world’s most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses. The official digital dissertations archive for the Library of Congress and the database of record for graduate research. PQDT — Full Text includes 2.4 million dissertation and theses citations from around the world from 1861 to the present day together with 1 million full text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full text coverage for older graduate works.

For each play or playwright featured, a full range of critical opinion is presented, along with a biographical sketch, a chronological list of the writer's major works and more.

For each play or playwright featured, a full range of critical opinion is presented, along with a biographical sketch, a chronological list of the writer's major works and more.

The collection includes nearly 3000 books on a wide range of computer and information technology topics.

EconLit provides citations and abstracts for articles from more than 700 journals, books, and the Cambridge University Press Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics (AWPE). It provides citations for dissertations and articles in more than 500 collective volumes per year. Journals covered by this database are listed online at www.oclc.org/support/documentation/#doc It is produced by the Journal of Economic Literature.

Indexes more than 400 periodicals and yearbooks covering teaching methods, curriculum and literacy topics, as well as government funding for education and more.

This electronic version of the Human Human Relations Area Files; documents on 48 culture groups

The EIU ViewsWire provides analysis of global events.

A powerful business research tool that provides critical information when it is most needed. Users have instant access to over 35,000 full text articles from Emerald's international management portfolio, complete with full text archives back to 1994. Subject coverage spans a spectrum of management disciplines including: strategy; leadership; library and information management; marketing and human resource management; plus a substantial number of engineering, applied science and technology titles.

The entire text of the printed edition of the Encyclopedia of Islam, published in 1999. Also includes an Index of Proper Names, Index of Subjects and a Glossary and Index of Terms. The Encyclopedia contains thousands of articles on all aspects of Islam, figures, line drawings, genealogical tables and maps, and extensive, fully searchable bibliographies.

Includes Contemporary Authors,Contemporary Literary Criticism, and Dictionary of Literary Biography. May be searched together or separately.

Offers a complete view of the institutions, people, processes, roles, and philosophies in educational practice in the United States and throughout the world. Features biographies of influential educators; profiles of historic colleges and universities and of organizations active in the field; and an appendix of full text source documents, including education related legislation, international treaties, and testing methods. 8 volumes.

The Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering is a unique, comprehensive reference work that defines the entire discipline, bringing together the core knowledge from every one of the many specialties encompassed by electrical and electronics engineering. It is the ideal starting point for research projects, whether addressing basic questions in power systems and communications, or learning advanced applications in neural networks and robotics. In addition to electrical and electronics engineering applications, the Encyclopedia features important topics of interest to engineers, including: education; historical background of fields in electrical and electronics engineering; patents; technology and society; and computer and software engineering.

The Encyclopedia of Multicultural America provides essays on approximately 150 culture groups of the U.S., from Acadians to Yupiats, covering their history, acculturation and assimilation, family and community dynamics, language and religion.

Comprehensive guide to popular music of all genres and periods from 1900 to the present. Available through Oxford Music Online. Limited to 3 simultaneous users.

Lives & careers of notable people

Covers journal articles, reports, and other material in all areas of education. 1966 to present. About 80% of the ERIC documents (items with accession numbers beginning with "ED") starting with ED385672 (year 1996 and onward) are available in full text PDF format for our users. At the bottom of the detailed record, click on the link: E*Subscribe & EDRS order options to view the full text. Many of these are large PDF files and take a long time to download. ERIC Digests are also available from ERIC DIGESTS(http://www.ed.gov/databases /ERIC_Digests/index/). We also keep about 92% of the documents listed in ERIC in microfiche. ERIC microfiche are shelved by the "ED" number. Numbers ED 000 001 through ED308 999 are on the ground floor in the compact shelving area, and numbers ED 309 000 and onward are in the second floor microfiche area.

A bibliographic database that cites essays and articles contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain and Canada. Full bibliographic information on collective titles indexed are included. Focuses on the humanities and social sciences.

Access to thousands of full text articles from the ethnic and minority press in America. It gives you the "other sides of the story" on issues of local, national and global importance. EthnicNews Watch includes both English and Spanish Language publications and you may search in Spanish or in English.

Covers political and economic information in over 250 countries and territories.

Factiva, a Dow Jones & Reuters Company, provides world class global content, including Dow Jones and Reuters Newswires and The Wall Street Journal - unduplicated in a single service elsewhere. Factiva offers the only single content solution with multiple language interfaces and multilingual content covering nearly 8,000 sources.

Factiva, a Dow Jones & Reuters Company, provides world class global content, including Dow Jones and Reuters Newswires and The Wall Street Journal - unduplicated in a single service elsewhere. Factiva offers the only single content solution with multiple language interfaces and multilingual content covering nearly 8,000 sources.

Hundreds of reports covering the information technology industry, including infrastructure, telecommunications, wireless communications, data networking, convergence, security, enterprise systems, Internet and Web, and vendors.

Download Field Polls from UC Data, an authoritative source for information on public opinion in California. Click on "CSU Only: Field Polls." Faculty contacts: Professors John Korey (909)869-3885 or Michael Reibel (909)869-3587.

Access to the full text of over 1000 worldwide business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also, information on 60,000+ companies.

An encyclopedia covering the sciences

Includes Contemporary Authors,Contemporary Literary Criticism, and Dictionary of Literary Biography. May be searched together or separately.

Full-text online encyclopedia.

This CD-ROM database is located on the first floor of the library in the CD-ROM area to the left of the Reference Desk. Scholarly Resource's cumulative compilation of Gallup poll public opinion from 1935-1997.

Scholarly articles on the musical heritage, traditions, themes, genres, practices and performance of music from every continent.

The impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas, including business, education, literature and the arts, health sciences, history, political science, public policy, sociology and contemporary culture, gender studies and women's and men's studies. Includes full-text articles from scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers, newsletters, books and reports.

Covers some 190 popular and scholarly English language science journals, 1984 to present. Full text coverage of about one third of these titles begins in 1995.

Data about the physical characteristics of places

Produced by the American Geological Institute, this database is a comprehensive geoscience database containing over 2.2 million bibliographic records from more than 3,000 journals and other sources. GeoRef provides coverage in subject areas such as mineralogy and crystallography, general mineralogy, mineralogy of silicates, and mineralogy of non-silicates.

A Google search of U.S. government web sites only. This search engine is useful if you are researching current issues or controversial topics. Many government agencies maintain informative web pages with detailed documents and reports freely available online.

GPO contains bibliographic citations to United States federal government publications from 1976 to the present. Based on the Monthly Catalog of US Government Publications, GPO contains references to books, reports, studies, serials, maps, and other publications. Topics covered include finance, business, demographics, agriculture, medicine, public health, and more. The database contains over 400,000 fully indexed bibliographic records.

GreenFILE provides indexing and abstracts for approximately 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records. It offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments, and what can be done at each level to minimize these effects. Multidisciplinary by nature, GreenFILE draws on the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Topics covered include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. Some full-text articles included.

The Grove Dictionary of Art Online provides Web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art with quarterly additions of new material and updates to the text, plus extensive image links and all the sophisticated search advantages possible with an online reference source.

Encyclopedia of music, musicians, composers, history. Available through Oxford Music Online, including audio links to Classical Music Library.

This is the searchable Web version of the Hispanic American Periodicals Index. HAPI is a major resource for information about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. HAPI Online indexes articles, book reviews, documents, original literary works, and other materials appearing in more than 400 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world.

Database provides access to fully searchable digitized images of historically significant Spanish and bilingual newspapers from across the United States published by Hispanics.

Historical Abstracts is a complete reference guide to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada.

The standard source for the quantitative facts of American history. Includes over 37,000 data series from more than 1,000 sources covering population, work and welfare, economic structure and performance, economic sectors, and governance and international relations.

Provides quick access to important U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources from various universities, organizations, and local and state agencies.

ABI/INFORM provides indexing and substantive abstracts to articles from more than 1,000 leading business and management publications, including over 350 English-language titles from outside the U.S. You also get complete articles in full text for 600+ of the most popular and important sources.

Hospitality and Tourism Complete covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism.

Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective is a bibliographic database that 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 wide range of interdisciplinary fields covered in a broad array of humanities and social sciences journals. Content from H.W. Wilson’s International Index is also included. Dates covered: 1907 - 1984

ACLS History E-Book Project is a website of over 500 books in the field of history. These are works of major importance to historical studies - books that remain vital to both scholars and advanced students, and are frequently cited in the literature. The History E-Book project will be adding approximately 250 books annually to the collection, as well as publishing 85 completely new electronic titles that have the potential to use new technologies to communicate the results of scholarship in new ways. A feature of this project is that all the works are searchable as a collection.

Indexes 350 periodicals in the fields of archaeology and classical studies, art and photography, folklore, general scholarship, history, journalism and communications, language and literature, literary and political criticism, music and performing arts, philosophy, and religion and theology.

The American Humanities Index is a collection of bibliographic references to literary, scholarly and creative journals published in the United States and Canada.

For research, marketing, sales and strategic planning. Over 700 Industry Market Research Reports covering the US.

Provides access to a vast archive of social science data (demographic, survey, behavioral, housing, etc.). Use of these data requires SPSS, SAS, or similar software. Faculty contact: Prof. John Korey (909)869-3885

IEEE Xplore provides full-text access to IEEE transactions, journals, magazines and conference proceedings published since 1988 plus select content back to 1950, and all current IEEE Standards.

This CD-ROM database is located on the first floor of the library in the CD-ROM area to the left of the Reference Desk. Indexes materials on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Covers books and journal articles in Western languages only.

This CD-ROM database is located on the 2nd floor of the library on the CD-ROM computer near the Research Help Desk. Access over 100 data series collected from over 200 countries, beginning in 1960 through present day. For more information, download the instructions (PDF) (http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/databases/assets/ITU%20World%20Telecommunication%20Indicators%20CD-ROM%20Handout.pdf).

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in American Indian Studies.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in Aquatic Sciences.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in Art & Art History.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in Biological Sciences.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in Developmental & Cell Biology.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in feminist & women’s studies.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in folklore.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in health policy.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in health sciences.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in Jewish studies.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in law.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in Linguistics.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in paleontology.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in psychology.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in Public Policy & Administration.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in Religion.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. For complete lists of titles and collections, please refer to http://www.jstor.org/about/collection.list.html.

Comprehensive archive of back issues of core scholarly journals in Zoology.

Corresponds to the 4th printed edition of the Encyclopedia; a premier reference source for chemical engineering, industrial chemistry and related fields.

Periodical, Book and Other Resource Titles Free full text articles on sports history and books and studies on other aspects of sport.

The LAPLCalifornia Index is a citation index based on the LAPL Card Index. It indexes hundreds of California Publications not indexed elsewhere and also provides some full image access to publications

Index and full text access to over half a million photographs and images in the Los Angeles Public Library Collection; emphasis on Southern California history.

A collection of literature from the colonial period to the present.

Latino Literature contains approximately 380 plays and 67,500 pages of prose and poetry by Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican and other Latin writers working in the United States. Latino Literature uses PhiloLogic software, developed at the University of Chicago, to enable in-depth browsing and searching of both the bibliographic and the full-text elements within the database.

Provides full text access to 7,500 legal, business and news journals. Includes a wide range of business, legal, and reference publications. Also provides the full text of legal documents such as US and State Supreme Court Cases, federal and state statutes, tax regulations and cases, and federal and state regulations.

Provides full text access to 7,500 legal, business and news journals. Includes a wide range of business, legal, and reference publications. Also provides the full text of legal documents such as US and State Supreme Court Cases, federal and state statutes, tax regulations and cases, and federal and state regulations.

Provides full text access to 7,500 legal, business and news journals. Includes a wide range of business, legal, and reference publications. Also provides the full text of legal documents such as US and State Supreme Court Cases, federal and state statutes, tax regulations and cases, and federal and state regulations.

Provides full text access to 7,500 legal, business and news journals. Includes a wide range of business, legal, and reference publications. Also provides the full text of legal documents such as US and State Supreme Court Cases, federal and state statutes, tax regulations and cases, and federal and state regulations.

Provides full text access to 7,500 legal, business and news journals. Includes a wide range of business, legal, and reference publications. Also provides the full text of legal documents such as US and State Supreme Court Cases, federal and state statutes, tax regulations and cases, and federal and state regulations.

Library Literature & Information Science is a bibliographic database that indexes articles and book reviews of key library and information science periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere. Books, chapters in collected works such as conference proceedings, library school theses, and pamphlets are also indexed.

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstract (LISTA) indexes more than 600 periodicals, plus books, research reports and proceedings. Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Coverage in the database extends back as far as the mid-1960s.

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Literature Criticism Online is made up of 10 databases comprised of a range of modern and historical views on authors and their works across regions, eras and genres. It includes modern, classical and medieval literature; poetry, Shakespeare, short story, drama and children's literature.

Literature Online is the leading online resource for the study and teaching of literature in English. It is a fully integrated service that combines the texts of over 350,000 works of literature with huge resources of criticism and reference. Subject Area: English and American literature and language Formats: Indexing, SGML text, links Media: Electronic Overall dates of coverage: 600-present Total titles covered: 350,000+ works of poetry, prose, drama; 120+ journals; 8 reference books Literature Online contains a full library of up-to-date, fully searchable criticism and reference resources in addition to the full text of poetry, drama, and prose fiction from the seventh century to the present day. It not only provides the materials for the historical study of almost every period and genre of literature in English but also features increasing numbers of works by the major authors of the twentieth century. Contemporary criticism is available through the full text of 120 current literature journals that can be accessed through the renowned literary index, Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL), which contains over 880,000 records of literary criticism from 1920 to current.

The L.A. Times (1881-1985) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue.

Market share data compiled from published sources. Search by company, brand, or industry.

MathSciNet is a comprehensive database covering the world's mathematical literature of the past 61 years. It provides Web access to reviews and bibliographic data from Mathematical Review and Current Mathematical Publications. It provides links to original articles and free access to Featured Reviews.

Medline contains all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing from more than 9,000 titles. Corresponds to the print indexes - Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing Index.

The online version of the Moody/Mergent manuals. Financial information on more than 10,000 companies on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ exchanges. Information includes company histories, products, current news, and income statement and balance sheets (including EDGAR{170} (SEC) filings).

The online version of the Moody/Mergent manuals. Financial information on more than 10,000 companies on the NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ exchanges. Information includes company histories, products, current news, and income statement and balance sheets (including EDGAR{170} (SEC) filings).

Historical files for Mergent Online. Financial data, company histories, & news for US & international companies going back to 1909.

The Middle English Compendium offers access to and interconnectivity between three major Middle English electronic resources: Middle English Dictionary, a HyperBibliography of Middle English prose and verse a Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse, as well as links to an associated network of electronic resources.

Military FullTEXT provides full text from over 320 military and general interest publications. Designed to bring current news to all branches of the military. This database also offers indexing and abstracts for over 360 magazines. Some titles included are Military Review, Parameters, Army Times, and Defense. This database is updated weekly.

The MLA International Bibliography contains more than 1.7 million records for books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics.

The Music Index, produced by Harmonie Park Press, is the single most comprehensive subject-author guide to music periodical literature. The Music Index has been available in print since 1949. The Music Index online coverage spans from 1976 to the present and contains surveyed data from 775 international music periodicals from over 40 countries, with English translations from 22 languages.

Free public access to NASA's current and historical technical literature. Includes NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) documents and the NASA Image eXchange (NIX) collection.

Includes links to the Agricultural Quick Stats (http://www.nass.usda.gov/QuickStats) which has county data, California Reports and Statistics (http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/California/index.asp) (formerly the Summary of California Agricultural Commissioners Reports), and the Census of Agriculture (http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/).

Naxos Music Library [NML] is the world's largest online classical music library. The library offers the catalogs of more than 50 classical, jazz and world music labels with more labels joining every month. Among the labels whose catalogs are included in the service are leading independent classical labels such as BIS, Chandos, CPO, Haenssler, Hungaroton, Marco Polo, Vanguard Classics, VOX, and of course Naxos. World music content is provided by ARC, Celestial Harmonies and others.

Contains approximately 1650 titles with full text covering the areas of business, economics, education, general reference, psychology, sciences including computer science and information technology, and the social sciences.

Full-text and full-image articles from the New York Times dating back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in PDF files.

This database Provides access to approximately 500 U.S. newspapers, published between 1800 and 1900. It includes titles from throughout the United States, many published in what were, at the time, only territories. Newspapers selected on their immediate value to researchers on the press and on the century in general. Papers selected cover a broad spectrum, with a comprehensive geographical and chronological range.

Compiled from the CAB Abstracts database which consists of the contents of 12,000 serials and other sources of information. This is the major global index in the field of human nutrition. Updated monthly, with a ten year archive.

Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition is a multi-disciplinary database providing the complete content - indexing, abstracts, and full text - from six of Wilson's full-text databases: Standard CatalogsEducation Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, and Wilson Business Full Text. Full-text articles from five additional periodical databases are also included when available: Applied Science & Technology Full Text, Art Full Text, Biological & Agricultural Index, Index to Legal Periodicals & Books, and Library Literature & Information Science Full Text.

An index and full text access to digital archives and print collections in the University of California System

An extended bibliographic database, consisting of more than a quarter-million citations of core works in computing. These works are of all types (journals, proceedings, books, technical reports, theses, among others), and from all the major publishers in the discipline. Searching and browsing capabilities as well as personalized services available

Full text of dissertations and theses related to kinesiology. Items not already in PDF format can be requested to be converted to PDF and will be converted and made available within 24 hours.

Oxford Art Online is an innovative gateway that offers users the ability to access and search the vast content of Grove Art Online and Oxford art reference in one location. With the 2008 complete redesign of Grove Art Online, as well as the addition of substantial new Oxford reference content, Oxford Art Online offers the most extensive and easily searchable online art resource available today, a virtual art reference library of unparalleled scope and depth.

Short authoritative entries on music topics, including composers with lists of works, performers, conductors, terms, forms, historical periods, instruments, venues and more. Available through Oxford Music Online.

The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources, from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books. The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world, from North America to South Africa, from Australia and New Zealand to the Caribbean. It also offers the best in etymological analysis, listings of variant spellings, and shows pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Search journals published by Oxford University Press.

Authoritative information on all aspects of music in the Western classic tradition, from the Middle Ages to the present. Available through Oxford Music Online.

The online version of Colin Larkin's critically acclaimed 10-volume The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 4th Edition is available by annual subscription through Oxford Music Online. Featuring a broad musical scope covering popular music of all genres and periods from 1900 to the present day, including jazz, country, folk, rap, reggae, techno, musicals, and world music, the Encyclopedia also offers thousands of additional entries covering popular music genres, trends, styles, record labels, venues, and music festivals. Key dates, biographies, and further reading are provided for artists covered, along with complete discographies that include record labels, release dates, and a 5-star album rating system.

ABI/INFORM provides indexing and substantive abstracts to articles from more than 1,000 leading business and management publications, including over 350 English-language titles from outside the U.S. You also get complete articles in full text for 600+ of the most popular and important sources.

An index to citations and abstracts in political, economic, and social issues in current debate. The database covers the public and social policy literature of business, economics, health care, finance, law, international relations, public administration, government, political science, and other social sciences -- with emphasis on issues that are or might become the subjects of legislation.

Over 580,000 papers included in every congress, conference, exposition, workshop, symposium and meeting received at the British Library.

The Philosopher's Index is a bibliographic database with informative, author-written abstracts covering scholarly research in all areas of philosophy.

Indexes over 160 periodicals and provides comprehensive coverage of physical education, including kinesiology-biomechanics, physical fitness, physical therapy, sport psychology, sport medicine, health education.

Support students and enhance the understanding of poetry lovers with this collection of biographical sketches, author portraits, primary bibliographies and much more.

Index and full text access to thousands of photographs in the Frasher postcard collection at Pomona Public Library.

A database of over 19000 citations to every congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received at the British Library.

Project MUSE was launched in 1995 by the Johns Hopkins University Press, to offer the full text of JHUP scholarly journals via the world wide web. In 1999, MUSE published online 46 JHUP titles in the humanities, social sciences.

Search Business information, current news, and country reports.

Full text access to over 300 major US and international newspapers such as The New York Times, The Orange County Register, and The Times of London, plus hundreds of other news wires and news sources.

Full text access to over 300 major US and international newspapers such as The New York Times, The Orange County Register, and The Times of London, plus hundreds of other news wires and news sources.

PsycARTICLES is a database of full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber.

PsycINFO provides access to international literature in psychology and related disciplines. Unrivaled in its depth of psychological coverage and respected worldwide for its high quality, the database is enriched with literature from an array of disciplines related to psychology such as psychiatry, education, business, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, law, linguistics, and social work. Nearly all records contain nonevaluative summaries, and all records from 1967 to the present are indexed using the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms. Practitioners, researchers, and students working in all areas of psychology, the behavioral sciences, and other related disciplines. PsycINFO includes psychological research and its applications; the database is of prime relevance to many industries and research establishments worldwide. The sources include over 1,400 professional journals, chapters, books, reports, theses and dissertations, published internationally. PsycINFO is a department of the American Psychological Association (APA) dedicated to creating products that make it easier for researchers to locate psychological literature relevant to their research topics. PsycINFO staff members locate and summarize psychologically relevant documents from a wide range of disciplines, and disseminate these summaries in forms suited to easy access and retrieval.

PubMed is the National Library of Medicine's search service. It provides access to over 17 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, new records from journal publishers, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals. Look for the “Find IT!” button after clicking on the title of the desired article.

Features a collection of statistics on California and its cities and counties, an online library of research reports, and a monthly report on California’s economy.

Indexes more than 240 popular, general interest periodicals published in the United States and Canada, plus full text more than 120 of those periodicals. In addition to news and current events, all subject areas are covered including business, fashion, politics, crafts, food, education, sports, history, and science.

Readers' Guide Retrospective is a database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. Covers 1890-1982

Documentation and data files from the Roper Center's public opinion studies in Roper Express, iPOLL, Public Opinion Matters!,Survey Spotlights, NSF Surveys, and election polls. Accesses approximately 75% of the Center's studies in the U.S. and some recent studies outside the U.S. Faculty contacts: Prof. John Korey (909)869-3885 or Michael Reibel (909)869-3587.

Financial data for companies, Industry Surveys, stock and bond analysis, directory of companies, and Compustat Excel Analytics.

Financial data for companies, Industry Surveys, stock and bond analysis, directory of companies, and Compustat Excel Analytics.

An online, searchable database of technical books for IT professionals and programmers.

A collection of over 45 encyclopedias primarily in the Social Sciences.

Search SAGE journal articles.

CSU Northridge access to digital collections on the San Fernando Valley.

This CD-ROM database is located on the first floor of the library in the CD-ROM area to the left of the Reference Desk. An interdisciplinary index to over 3,300 scientific and technical journals. The database can also be used for citation searching -- searching on a known article for subsequent articles that cite the article.

Designed to serve the needs of the researcher, ScienceDirect is a comprehensive source for scientific, technical and medical information. Researchers can access a critical mass of the world's STM journal titles and full-text, search the leading STM abstract and indexing databases (providing coverage of over 30 million records) and link out to articles from an array of STM publishers. Offers access to the Elsevier Science journal collection of over 1,200 titles.

Provides access to a suite of Chemistry databases. Only current Students, Faculty and Staff are eligible to use the product.

Journals from the American Institute of Physics, ASCE, ASME, other societies. Registration required; use your campus email address.

Shakespeare Collection is the subject's most comprehensive and authoritative online resource, bringing together general reference data, full-text scholarly periodicals, reprinted criticism, primary source material and the full-text annotated works from The Arden Shakespeare, the world's most recognized scholarly edition.

The most-studied short story writers of yesterday and today are profiled in volumes that deliver a historical survey of the critical response to their work.

This CD-ROM database is located on the first floor of the library in the CD-ROM area to the left of the Reference Desk. Provides US consumer demographics by product type and product name.

ABI/INFORM provides indexing and substantive abstracts to articles from more than 1,000 leading business and management publications, including over 350 English-language titles from outside the U.S. You also get complete articles in full text for 600+ of the most popular and important sources.

Indexes more than 415 periodicals. Full text is available for over 115 of those periodicals. Coverage includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields including sociology, society, the environment, psychology, behavioral sciences, and anthropology.

CSA Social Services Abstracts provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. The database abstracts and indexes over 1,600 serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations, and citations to book reviews.

CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,700 serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers. Records added after 1974 contain in-depth and nonevaluative abstracts of journal articles.

Sport science, medicine, psychology; training, coaching, fitness

Full-text journal articles in science, medicine, engineering, economics, architecture, construction and transport. Includes more than 1,100 peer-reviewed journals, comprising more than 600,000 individual documents. Most titles include complete back issues to 1996, with digital conversion of all back issues under way. SpringerLink now includes Kluwer Journals. Articles may be retrieved in PDF and HTML formats.

Articles about popular culture.

From Morgan & Claypool, this is acollection of 50-100 page books or "lectures". Each synthesizes an important research or development topic and is authored by a prominent contributor to the field. Intended to provide more synthesis, analysis, and depth than a typical journal article, they are more modular and dynamic than traditional books.

TRIS Online is a public-domain, web-based version of the Transportation Research Information (TRIS) bibliographic database. TRIS Online is a collaborative effort of the Transportation Research Board (National Academies) and the National Transportation Library (U.S. Department of Transportation). It also includes material indexed and abstracted by TRB as well as the material entered by the Transportation Libraries at the University of California at Berkeley and Northwestern University.

Provides critical introductions to: 1) lives and works of 600 US, English and world authors; 2) history and influence of literary movements; 3) development of literary genres. Each treatment of an author averages from 175 to 200 pages in length.

This highly useful series presents substantial excerpts from the best criticism on the major literary figures and nonfiction writers of 1900 to 1999 — the era most frequently studied in high schools.

Electronic version of Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory. Search for journals by subject and other factors, including peer review status.

The OCLC Union List service provides access to CONSER bibliographic records, the National Serials Data program, the U.S. Newpaper Program, 139 union list groups, and WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog).

USC Digital Archive provides access to over 100,000 photographs, maps, manuscripts, records, texts and sound recordings owned by USC and collaborating institutions. Particular emphasis has been placed on materials related to Los Angeles and the Southern California region, the western United States, and the Pacific Rim.

Contains nearly 2500 reports and datasets. These materials cover U.S. and international agriculture and related topics. Available titles include both current and historical data. Many of the current titles are available via email subscription.

Over 100,00 US companies. Basic contact information and financial data. Sort by industry, rank, location, and more.

Biographies of over 1.3 million individuals, past and present; from the Marquis Who's Who publications.

300+ scientific, technical, medical, business & professional journals.

This full-text monthly report provides the most current USDA forecasts of U.S. and world supply-use balances of major grains, soybeans and products, and cotton; and U.S. supply and use of sugar and livestock products.

A survey of educational systems worldwide

This CD-ROM database is located on the first floor of the library in the CD-ROM area to the left of the Reference Desk. Published by Cambridge University and The Folger Shakespeare Library, this CD-ROM contains over 50,000 bibliographic records of studies on Shakespeare by international scholars

This CD-ROM database is located on the first floor of the library in the CD-ROM area to the left of the Reference Desk.

Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia is a comprehensive general encyclopedia for students, families, and researchers seeking authoritative, up-to-date information on thousands of topics. Its nearly 26,000 articles and more than 9 million words cover countries, states, and cities, science and technology, the arts and entertainment, world and U.S. geography and history, economics, sports, and more. The encyclopedia includes thousands of biographies and in-depth bibliographies for further information. The World Almanac and Book of Facts, first published in 1868, is a single reference source that covers arts and entertainment, information about U.S. cities and states, people in the news, the nations of the world, sports, the environment, vital statistics, science and technology, computers, taxes, economics, national defense, historical anniversaries, and much more. The World Almanac of the U.S.A. provides essential facts about all aspects of American life as well as historical milestones, in-depth profiles of all fifty states and U.S. territories, Web sites for every state, comprehensive rankings comparing the 50 states with one another in key areas, and much more information about the U.S.A. The World Almanac of U.S. Politics is a guidebook to federal, state and local governments that provides such information as addresses and phone numbers for federal government agencies, information about key federal and state elected government officials, how to get help from government agencies online, major recent Supreme Court decisions, a political glossary, and much more. The World Almanac for Kids covers information and facts in thirty-five subject areas of interest to lower-middle-school children and their teachers, including such topics as Amazing Facts, People in the News, Animals, Computers, Inventions, Space Travel, Sports, Weather, Puzzles, and Games.

This database is based on the holdings of thousands of libraries worldwide and contains over 41 million records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as 1000 BC.

Geographic Data for the World's Nations