Spring 2012 — Prof. Schade
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- Chicago Manual of Style. 16th ed. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 2010.
Information Desk Z253 .U69 2010
See also the Chicago Citation Quick Guide.
- A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. Kate Turabian; rev. Wayne C. Booth et al. 7th ed. Chicago, IL: Univ. of Chicago Press, 2007.
Information Desk LB2369 .T8 2007
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- RefWorks
Capture, retain, and organize citations, generate bibliographies in Chicago or MLA format, share references, and more. See also the library's guide to using RefWorks.
- AccessScience
Contains the full text of the most recent edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, research updates from the McGraw-Hill Yearbooks of Science & Technology, and the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms as well as biographies of scientists and science and technology news.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
A collection of over 275 full-text reference works.
- Oxford Reference Online
Contains the full text of over 250 dictionaries, encyclopedias, and subject-specific reference works published by Oxford University Press.
General search tips:
- Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to connect terms/concepts
- In most databases, the truncation symbol is a *
- Enclose phrases in double quotation marks " "
Be sure to search the core databases and other resources listed on discipline-specific indexes & databases pages too.
- Access World News: Research Collection
(c. 1985 to present) Over 600,000 full-text news sources, including local, regional, national, and international newspapers, newswires, broadcast transcripts, blogs, journals, and more.
- AP Images
(1826 to present [photographs]) A collection of over 2 million photographs, 1 million audio clips, 48,000 diagrams, charts, maps, and timelines, and 2.8 million news briefs from the Associated Press (AP). Updated daily.
- CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
(1991 to present) Includes citations to journal articles and books and the full text of over 400 working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, policy briefs, and economic indicators.
- Davidson Library WorldCat
Lists the books, journals, magazines, newspapers, government documents, and videos in our library and in libraries worldwide; also includes some article citations.
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- Directory of Development Organizations
- Ebsco: Environmental Studies Databases
Includes the following databases:
- Academic Search Complete
(1975 to present) Popular and scholarly articles; interdisciplinary.
- America: History & Life and Historical Abstracts
(Time period covered: 1450 to present [world history]; prehistory to present [U.S. and Canadian history]. Publication coverage: 1954 to present). Journal articles and book chapters.
- Essay & General Literature Index
(1900 to present) Essays published in books and edited collections.
- Environment Complete
(1884 to present) Covers agriculture, ecology, energy, natural resources, geography, pollution, environmental law, public policy, ubran planning, and related environmental topics.
- General Science Full Text
(1984 to present) Articles from a variety of science disciplines.
- GreenFILE
(c. 1970s to present) Articles on topics related to the human impact on the environment; includes citations to articles in scholarly, popular, and trade periodicals.
- Humanities Full Text and Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
(1907 to present) Journal articles; covers the humanities broadly.
- MLA International Bibliography
(1926 to present) Journal articles and books on modern languages and literatures.
- OmniFile Full Text Mega
(1982 to present) Popular and scholarly articles; interdisciplinary.
- Social Sciences Full Text & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
(1907 to present) Journal articles; covers the social sciences broadly.
- Environment Abstracts
(1975 to present) Indexes articles on topics related to environmental issues, impacts, laws, policies, and technologies, including biodiversity, energy, land use, pollution, population studies, resource management, sustainable development, and more. Covers over 950 journals.
- GREENR: Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources
Includes a wide variety of materials on sustainability and environmental issues, including articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers; refereed case studies; videos; podcasts; and images. Also includes country, organization, and issue/topic portals.
- InterWATER Organizations, from the IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
- LexisNexis Academic
(c. 1980 to present) Provides the full text of articles from local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and trade journals.
Tip: click on "all news" for more search options or click on "subject areas" to search for environmental studies.
- PAIS International
(1915 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in the fields of economics, political science, and public affairs.
- ProQuest Congressional
Indexes Congressional documents and includes the full text of:
- Think Tanks Directory, from the Harvard Kennedy School Library
- United Nations
- USAGov
The U.S. Government's official Web portal to federal, state, and local government information.
- Westlaw Campus Research
Includes the full text of news articles.
- World Bank
Multidisciplinary Databases | Discipline-Specific Databases
General search tips:
- Use Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to connect terms/concepts
- In most databases, the truncation symbol is a *
- Enclose phrases in double quotation marks " "
Multidisciplinary Databases
Be sure to search the core databases and other resources listed on discipline-specific indexes & databases pages too.
- Bibliography of Asian Studies
(1971 to present) Indexes articles, essays in edited collections, conference proceedings, and other materials on all subjects related to East, Southeast, and South Asia. Also lists books published between 1971 and 1992. International in scope; most citations are to works written in Western languages.
- Davidson Library WorldCat
Lists the books, journals, magazines, newspapers, government documents, and videos in our library and in libraries worldwide; also includes some article citations.
Tip: For the Boolean operator "Not" use -
- Ebsco: Environmental Studies Databases
Includes the following databases:
- Academic Search Complete
(1975 to present) Popular and scholarly articles; interdisciplinary.
- America: History & Life and Historical Abstracts
(Time period covered: 1450 to present [world history]; prehistory to present [U.S. and Canadian history]. Publication coverage: 1954 to present). Journal articles and book chapters.
- Essay & General Literature Index
(1900 to present) Essays published in books and edited collections.
- Environment Complete
(1884 to present) Covers agriculture, ecology, energy, natural resources, geography, pollution, environmental law, public policy, ubran planning, and related environmental topics.
- General Science Full Text
(1984 to present) Articles from a variety of science disciplines.
- GreenFILE
(c. 1970s to present) Articles on topics related to the human impact on the environment; includes citations to articles in scholarly, popular, and trade periodicals.
- Humanities Full Text and Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
(1907 to present) Journal articles; covers the humanities broadly.
- MLA International Bibliography
(1926 to present) Journal articles and books on modern languages and literatures.
- OmniFile Full Text Mega
(1982 to present) Popular and scholarly articles; interdisciplinary.
- Social Sciences Full Text & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
(1907 to present) Journal articles; covers the social sciences broadly.
- ebrary
A collection of over 70,000 e-books published by over 220 academic, trade, and professional publishers; covers all subject areas. Also includes tools that allow you to create your own virtual bookshelf, bookmark pages, and add and save notes and highlights.
Note: for full functionality, you need the ebrary Reader. This plugin is on all library and ITS computers, but if you are using your own computer, you can download it from the ebrary home page.
- Environment Abstracts
(1975 to present) Indexes articles on topics related to environmental issues, impacts, laws, policies, and technologies, including biodiversity, energy, land use, pollution, population studies, resource management, sustainable development, and more. Covers over 950 journals.
- GREENR: Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources
Includes a wide variety of materials on sustainability and environmental issues, including articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers; refereed case studies; videos; podcasts; and images. Also includes country, organization, and issue/topic portals.
- Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) Online
(1935 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, book chapters, and conference papers covering topics related to Latin America.
- HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) Online
(1970 to present) Indexes journal articles on the politics, culture, history, and literature of the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America, and the United States-Mexico border. Also covers works related to Hispanics in the United States.
- Index Islamicus
(1906 to present) Indexes articles from over 3,000 journals as well as books, conference proceedings, and book reviews. Covers a wide variety of subjects and topics related to Islam, the Middle East, and the Muslim world including history, political science, art, economics, law, literature, philosophy, and religion.
- JSTOR
A collection of the back issues of over 1,200 electronic journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Note: JSTOR does not usually contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years.
Tips: truncation symbol: +
- PAIS International
(1915 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in the fields of economics, political science, and public affairs.
- Project Muse
A collection of over 400 electronic journals in the humanities and social sciences.
- Web of Knowledge
(c. 1900 to present) A multidisciplinary resource that provides citations to articles in thousands of journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
- WorldCat Classic
Lists books, videos, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. You can submit an interlibrary loan request to borrow books that aren't available at Davidson.
- Identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalog first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings.
Discipline-Specific Databases
Be sure to search the core databases and other resources listed on discipline-specific indexes & databases pages too.
- Business Source Complete
(c. 1965 to present) Articles from scholarly journals, trade journals, and business magazines; also includes industry reports, case studies, market research reports, and over 1,000 books.
- Sociological Abstracts
(1963 to present) Articles, conference reports, and reviews.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
(1975 to present) Indexes articles on a broad array of political science and international relations topics; international in scope.
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