Databases A-Z

A selective annotated bibliography of scholarly works on Latin America, covering the social sciences and humanities. Includes over 5,000 new bibliographic entries each year as selected and annotated by leading scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Updated weekly. (Library of Congress)

Dates covered: 1936-present

tags: Latin America, international studies

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Provides full-text access to nearly 80 consumer health magazines as well as health-related pamphlets, nearly 130 health reference books, and 9,900 clinical reports (also in Spanish). Also contains Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, covering 1,300 generic drug patient information sheets with 4,700+ brand names. (EBSCOhost)

Dates covered: 1984-present

tags: nursing, medicine

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A catalog of European printing in the early modern era (ca. 1455-1830) compiled by the Consortium of European Research Libraries, whose members represent national and university libraries in 25 countries. Includes 2.7+ million records, with citations for works in more than 80 languages, including many European languages (medieval and modern) and classical Latin and Greek. Supports research in intellectual history, social history, and transmission of thought, as well as in the history of printing and history of the book. "An essential resource for anyone interested in Europe's multilingual print culture during the 'handpress' period." (OCLC)

Dates covered: 1400s-1830

tags: books, history

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The standard source for the quantitative facts of American history. Contains statistics from over 1000 sources, with 37,339 separate data series spanning the social, behavioral, humanistic, and natural sciences. Subject areas include (but are not limited to) history, governance, sociology, demography, natural resources, climate, international migration, and trade. Permits users to graph individual tables and create customized tables/spreadsheets reflecting their own particular areas of interest. (Cambridge University Press)

Dates covered: 1600s-2000s

tags: history, sociology, United States, statistics

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An international bibliography of history of science, technology, and medicine, reflecting the influences of these fields on society and culture from prehistory to the present. Contains more than 295,000 records, with coverage of more than 9,500 journals. Indexes journals, conference proceedings, books, dissertations, periodicals, and other materials. (OCLC)

Dates covered: 1975-present

tags: science, technology, nursing, medicine, history

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