Culture and Area Studies Databases
(see also
Ethnic Studies & Multiculturalism,
Foreign Language Dictionaries,
History--General,
International Business, and
General)
[Worldwide--eBooks]
[Worldwide--Indexes]
[Africa & Middle East]
[Asia]
[Australia]
[Europe]
[Latin America]
[North America]
- Worldwide -- Online Encyclopedias and Books:
Arts & Recreation -
Economics & Business -
Geography -
Government & Law -
Religion
- Cassell's
Peoples, Nations and Cultures (Credo/xrefer)
 
- (See database page for description)
- CIA
World Factbook (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Cities
of the World
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Contemporary
Youth Culture: An International Encyclopedia (Credo/xrefer)
- Brings new understanding to the complex and fluid phenomenon of youth culture
through interdisciplinary coverage of music, television, arts, fashion, drugs, families,
sexuality, rites of passage, social class, political activism, ethnicity, conceptions of
beauty, body image, and more. Includes a timeline of contemporaneous international
developments in youth culture and an introductory essay that places youth in historical
and contemporary contexts.
- Countries
and Their Cultures (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Focuses on cultures and countries around the world, specifically
what is and is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country.
Entries contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including
demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information.
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Keesing's
World News Archives (Keesing's)
- Combines the full text of over 95,000 articles from
Keesing's Contemporary Archives and Keesing's Record of World Events
from 1931 to the present, adding about 150 articles per month. Drawing from a wide
range of press and other sources in a variety of languages, it provides an overview
of the political news of the world with a commitment to internationalism, accuracy,
objectivity, and permanence. Covers, with their historical context, such topics as
elections, changes of government, wars, treaties, appointments, diplomacy,
terrorism, security issues, legislation, budgets, economic developments,
international agreements, actions by the UN & other international
organizations, natural disasters, environmental issues, and scientific
discoveries.
- Worldmark
Encyclopedia of the Nations
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Arts and Recreation:
(see also:
Art,
Film, Theater & Performing Arts,
Literature,
Music, and
Sports)
- Arts
and Humanities Through the Eras (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- For each of the five major periods (Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece & Rome,
Medieval Europe, Renaissance Europe, and the Baroque & Enlightenment), it discusses
architecture & design, dance, fashion, literature, music, philosophy, religion, theater,
and visual arts, profiling milestones, movements, masterworks, and schools of thought in
relation to each other, as well as to history and culture. Includes an overview of each
period with a chronology of major world events and biographical profiles of pioneers, masters,
and other prominent figures in the field.
- Berkshire
Encyclopedia of World Sport (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Global and interdisciplinary coverage the world of sport and its incredible
variety, incorporating knowledge from sports management, sports science, human movement
studies, sport history, and sport sociology. Key social issues such as doping, racism, sexism,
civic life, youth participation, and public policy are amply covered, with all perspectives
represented.
- Cambridge
World History of Food (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the full spectrum of foods that have been hunted, gathered,
cultivated, and domesticated from prehistoric times to the present, offering a geographical
perspective on the history and culture of food and drink. Includes nutritional makeup,
prejudices, fads, taboos, policy issues, toxins, additives, labeling, entitlements, impact
on cultures & demography, brief histories of over 1000 plant foods, and much more.
- Cambridge
World History of Food (Credo/xrefer)
- Encapsulates the history of food and nutrition from prehistoric times to the food-related
policy issues of today. Covers the full spectrum of foods that have been hunted, gathered, cultivated,
& domesticated; their nutritional makeup & uses; and their impact on cultures &
demography as well as geographical perspectives, plants, fads, prejudices, taboos, toxins,
additives, labeling, and entitlements.
- Encyclopedia
of Clothing and Fashion (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers clothing and different forms of body adornment - including
makeup, tattoos, and piercing - examining the origins of clothing, the development of
fabrics & technologies, the social meanings of dress, costumes from a wide variety
of historical eras, histories of specific garments, techniques & manufacturing, and
important persons & institutions. Discusses contexts of class, gender, sumptuary
laws, as well as advertising, fashion careers, uniforms; costume design for stage &
screen, and more. Includes a timeline.
- Encyclopedia
of Food and Culture (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Presents 600 articles on food and its place in human
culture and society, covering everything from agronomy to zucchini. Students,
academics, and general researchers will find entries on everything from food
preparation, distribution, and storage to holidays and festivals, nutrition and
health, and cultures and cuisines. Entries range from 250 to 10,000 words
each and are supplemented by 400 photographs and illustrations, sidebars,
recipes, menus, timelines, and a comprehensive index.
- Fashion,
Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric
times to the present day, examining more than 430 items of human decoration and adornment. Explores
how and why items were created, the people who made them, their uses, and how clothing reflects the
different cultural, religious, and societal beliefs.
- Holidays,
Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Reference
Guide to World Literature (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Contains biographical and critical essays on authors from throughout
the world, as well as essays covering specific work or works of an author, with criticism
and analysis of those works.
- Economics and Business:
(see also:
International Business,
Economics, and
Media)
- Dealing
with an International Clientele: Communications, Diplomacy and Etiquette
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- World
Press Encyclopedia (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Describes the press and electronic media systems of over 200 countries,
including the overview & background, economic framework, general characteristics,
number & type of media, press laws, censorship issues, state-press relations,
education & training in journalism, and more.
- Worldmark
Encyclopedia of National Economies
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Geography:
(for Physical Geography, see also: Geography and Earth Sciences)
- Dictionary
of Human Geography (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Houghton
Mifflin Dictionary of Geography (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Hutchinson
World Weather Guide (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Merriam-Webster's
Geographical Dictionary (Credo/xrefer)
- Comprehensive guide to the key political and physical features of today's world
with more than 54,000 entries, 250 detailed maps, 130 tables, world population
figures culled from the most recent census bureau data, and coverage of important
historical events.
- Penguin
Encyclopedia of Places (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Philip's
World Factbook 2008-2009 (Credo/xrefer)
- Discusses the climate, history, politics, and economy of all the countries of the world.
Each entry includes a map and the national flag with an explanation of its origin.
- Government and Law:
(see also:
Government & Politics,
Criminal Justice,
Law, and
Education)
- Columbia
International Affairs Online (CIAO)
- Comprehensive source for theory and
research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that
includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs,
foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy
briefs. CIAO is also widely-recognized source for teaching materials including original case studies written
by leading international affairs experts, course packs of background readings for history and political
science classes, and special features.
- Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook (GVRL)
(InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- 2005 edition,
2006 edition.
(See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Law Enforcement (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Combining the disciplines of criminology, sociology, history, law, and
political science, this encyclopedia presents concepts, theories, empirical research, and
practical viewpoints on all facets of law enforcement on the state, local, federal, national,
and international stages. Includes: development, practice, theory, and functions of policing
in a historical and contemporary framework; comprehensive and comparative views of
policing and law enforcement systems worldwide; the impact of technology and modern
culture on law enforcement, the impact of court decisions; what an officer or an agency
does; and coverage of most U.S. law enforcement concepts, strategies, practices,
agencies, and types.
- FIRST: Facts on International Relations and Security
Trends (SIPRI)
- Provides statistics and reports, organized by country, that
cover: armed forces, conventional weapon holdings, and military
activities - arms production, trade, embargoes and export
controls - conflicts and peace keeping activities, landmines, and failed state
indicators - general country indicators, population and economic
statistics, global peace index, and political terror scale - form of
government, elections, membership in international organizations,
treaties and agreements - military expenditure and research -
nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles - security news, links to
related websites, chronology of security related events, and
disease outbreaks - energy security and coal - human rights and
freedom - and more. Produced by the International Relations
& Security Network and the Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute with information from thirty international
partner organizations.
- Governments
of the World: A Global Guide to Citizen's Rights and Responsibilities (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides multidisciplinary background information on the governments,
political issues, and citizen politics in every independent nation of the world (and several
non-independent territories), covering both their structure and how they affect citizens in the
daily exercise of their rights and responsibilities. Includes historical surveys on different
types of political systems; sidebars that explore key people, themes, & events;
biographical sketches; a selection of primary documents; the intricacies of international
relationships in a global environment; and the roles of international courts &
supranational institutions such as the United Nations & the European Union.
- World
Education Encyclopedia (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Survey of the educational systems of 233 countries. Each entry
covers history, background; constitutional & legal foundations; educational system
overview; preprimary & primary education; secondary education; higher education;
administration, finance, educational research; nonformal education; teaching profession;
summary; and bibliography. Includes information on topics such as new political &
educational philosophies, new technologies, and study abroad programs.
- Religion:
(see also:
Religion)
- Holidays,
Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Worldmark
Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Worldwide -- Indexes to Journals and Books:
- Sociological
Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
- Indexes the international
literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social
and behavioral sciences, drawn from over 1,700 journals, books,
book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.
Includes culture, economic development, family, social welfare,
political interactions, social development, social psychology,
women's studies, and more. Covers 1952 to the present.
- Clase
and Periodica (FirstSearch)
- Offers access to more than 300,000 bibliographic citations to
articles, essays, book reviews,
monographs, conference proceedings, technical
reports, interviews, and brief notes published in scholarly journals
edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the
Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on
Pan-American issues published in the Spanish, Portuguese,
French and English languages. Covers the social sciences and
humanities from 1975 to the present as well as science and
technology from 1978 to the present.
- Custom
Newspapers
(InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Full text collection of 150 newspapers from the United States,
England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, and South Korea, including the
latest year of the New York Times.
- Ethnic
NewsWatch (ProQuest)
- Is a full-text collection
of the newspapers, magazines and
journals of the ethnic, minority and native
press. A rich collection of articles,
editorials, columns, reviews, etc. provide a
broad diversity of perspectives and
viewpoints -- the other sides of the stories.
(See Using ProQuest Databases for searching tips)
- Informe
(InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- A Spanish language database that includes magazine articles,
periodicals and full-text of El Nuevo, a Florida Spanish language newspaper.
Covers 1994 to the present. [Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos
completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de
actualidad y otras materias].
- Lexis-Nexis
Academic Universe (Lexis-Nexis)
- Full text international newspapers from Europe, Asia/Pacific, the Middle East,
Africa, Latin America, and North America
(select "Major World Newspapers" from the dropdown menu).
Includes
country
profiles with business, economic, and political information.
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Africa and the Middle East:
- Africa:
An Encyclopedia for Students (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Based on the scholarship in the acclaimed Encyclopedia of Africa,
aimed at college and graduate students, this work presents Africa, from Egypt to Cape
Town and from prehistoric times to the present day, in a format accessible to high school
students. This set spans many disciplines, covering animals, foods, holidays, festivals,
tribal groups, ecology, music, art, trade, economy, geography, religion, folklore, and
fossil and skeletal discoveries.
- Atlas
of the Bible, Andromeda (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Dictionary
of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides clear definitions and comprehensive explanations
of the history, geography, religion, and demographics of the conflict, from the
birth of Zionism at the end of the 19th century to the five Arab-Israeli wars and
biographies of political personnel in Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and
the occupied territories.
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Encyclopedia
of African History (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Islam and the Muslim World
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of the Modern Middle East and North Africa (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with major
sections on Colonialism and Imperialism, the World Wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,
and the United Nations' involvement in the region, reflecting the far-reaching changes the
Middle East has undergone in recent years. Each country in the region is reviewed,
detailing its population, economy, and government.
- Historical
Atlas of the Islamic World (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Geography is vital for the understanding of Islamic history and its
problematic relationship with modernity. The maps in this book illuminate important aspects
of the shifting patterns of state and religious authority that prevailed during the vast sweep
of Islamic history, from the time of the Prophet to the present, by opening windows into
significant areas of the distant and recent past, thereby helping to explain the legacy of
conflicts - as well as opportunities - that the past has bequeathed to the present.
- Late
Antiquity: A Guide to The Postclassical World (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers Roman, Byzantine, Sassanian, and early Islamic cultures, from
the middle of the third century to the end of the eighth, with a broad range
of entries on politics, manufacturing, commerce, the arts, philosophy, religion,
geography, ethnicity, and domestic life. Covers historic figures, places,
institutions, burial customs, food, money, public life, amusements, and more.
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- New
Encyclopedia of Africa (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Addresses the entire history of African cultures from the pharaohs and the ancient
civilizations of the south through the colonial era to the emergence of 53 independent countries,
some of them newly emergent in world commerce and others deep in conflict. Covers issues
facing the continent such as global development, the AIDS crisis, and international terrorism.
- Qur'an (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Who's
Who in Ancient Egypt, Routledge (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Asia:
- Dictionary
of Hindu Lore and Legend, Thames & Hudson (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Encyclopedia
of Buddhism
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of India (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Encompasses the history, cultures, geography, and religions of India,
covering over 4,000 years from ancient times to the present day, with such topics as art,
economics, defense, human rights, industrial growth, judicial system, languages,
medical science, education, policies, theater, trade, and more. Includes chronologies
detailing India's long history.
- Encyclopedia
of Islam and the Muslim World
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Modern Asia (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- 3,000 articles explore the economics, religion, technology, politics,
education, family, environmental issues, international relations, scientific advances, and other
vital aspects of Modern Asia from a global perspective. Includes historical articles that
emphasize people, places, events, and developments that have had a lasting influence
on Asia as well as coverage of Asian relations with Western nations, the relations between
nations within Asia, and also the flow of people, goods, and ideas within Asia and globally,
providing a variety of perspectives on issues and events. Defines Asia to include Turkey,
Iran, and Iraq but not the rest of the Middle East.
- Historical
Atlas of the Islamic World (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Geography is vital for the understanding of Islamic history and its
problematic relationship with modernity. The maps in this book illuminate important aspects
of the shifting patterns of state and religious authority that prevailed during the vast sweep
of Islamic history, from the time of the Prophet to the present, by opening windows into
significant areas of the distant and recent past, thereby helping to explain the legacy of
conflicts - as well as opportunities - that the past has bequeathed to the present.
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Qur'an (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Australia:
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Macquarie
Dictionary (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Macquarie
Dictionary of Australian Politics (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Macquarie
Dictionary of Trees & Shrubs (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Macquarie
Encyclopedia of Australian Events (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Europe:
France -
Germany -
Greece -
Italy -
Poland -
Portugal -
Russia -
Spain -
United Kingdom & Ireland
- Ancient
Europe, 8000 B.C. to A.D. 1000: Encyclopedia of the Barbarian World (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Explores the many peoples of early European civilizations responsible
for such accomplishments as the rise of farming in the Neolithic era and the building of
Stonehenge. Coverage expands from prehistoric origins through the early Middle Ages
when tribal movements helped define the end of ancient culture and the rise of the modern
European world.
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Encyclopaedia
of the Renaissance (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of the Romantic Era, 1760-1850 (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of the European Union (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Eurojargon (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Europe,
1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- 1,150 articles written by eminent scholars explore European
history from 1450-1789, including coverage of major topics in art, government,
and education, along with specific topics such as guilds, key individuals,
food riots, royal mistresses, the Spanish Inquisition, apocalypticism,
Utopia, and more.
- Europe
1789 to 1914: An Encyclopedia of the Age of Industry and Empire (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- A survey of European history from the onset of the French Revolution
to the outbreak of World War I. Alphabetically arranged entries cover the period's
most significant personalities and meaningful developments in the arts, religion,
politics, exploration, and warfare.
- Europe
Since 1914: Encyclopedia of the Age of War and Reconstruction (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- A survey of European history from the beginning of World War I in 1914
to the present, presented through alphabetically arranged entries that focus on the
period's scientific, social, and cultural history as well as the political, military, and
economic developments.
- Late
Antiquity: A Guide to The Postclassical World (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers Roman, Byzantine, Sassanian, and early Islamic cultures, from
the middle of the third century to the end of the eighth, with a broad range
of entries on politics, manufacturing, commerce, the arts, philosophy, religion,
geography, ethnicity, and domestic life. Covers historic figures, places,
institutions, burial customs, food, money, public life, amusements, and more.
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Reference
Guide to Holocaust Literature (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides biographical and critical essays on 223 writers connected to or
concerned with the Holocaust, as well as separate essays on 307 of their works.
- Renaissance:
An Encyclopedia for Students (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- This set has been prepared especially for nonspecialists, focusing on the
Renaissance-era topics that are most studied in art, literature, economics, science, and
world history classes. Entries cover a range of topics, such as Florence, Galileo,
heraldry, Medici family, opera, piracy, Shakespeare, Leonardo Da Vinci, and many others.
Includes a master chronology with topical timelines, a bibliography with age-appropriate
further reading sources, and a comprehensive index.
- France:
(see: Foreign Language Dictionaries)
- Germany:
(see also: Foreign Language Dictionaries)
- Encyclopedia
of German Literature (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Greece:
- Encyclopedia
of Classical Philosophy (Credo/xrefer)
- Presents 270 articles on the philosophy of Greek and Roman antiquity, focusing
on major and minor individual thinkers and their contributions to the traditions of
philosophical thought. Also covers epistemology, ethics, philosophy of mind,
political thought, debate among the ancient thinkers, and history of philosophical
schools, as well as issues of interpretation and debate in the contemporary scholarly
study of the philosophy of the Classical period.
- Late
Antiquity: A Guide to The Postclassical World (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers Roman, Byzantine, Sassanian, and early Islamic cultures, from
the middle of the third century to the end of the eighth, with a broad range
of entries on politics, manufacturing, commerce, the arts, philosophy, religion,
geography, ethnicity, and domestic life. Covers historic figures, places,
institutions, burial customs, food, money, public life, amusements, and more.
- Italy:
(see also: Foreign Language Dictionaries)
- Dictionary
of Italian Literature (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the entire history of Italian literature, ranging from the
13th century to contemporary authors, with some 400 entries on Italian
writers, periods, literary movements, versification, and critical problems
related to literary history.
- Encyclopedia
of Classical Philosophy (Credo/xrefer)
- Presents 270 articles on the philosophy of Greek and Roman antiquity, focusing
on major and minor individual thinkers and their contributions to the traditions of
philosophical thought. Also covers epistemology, ethics, philosophy of mind,
political thought, debate among the ancient thinkers, and history of philosophical
schools, as well as issues of interpretation and debate in the contemporary scholarly
study of the philosophy of the Classical period.
- Late
Antiquity: A Guide to The Postclassical World (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers Roman, Byzantine, Sassanian, and early Islamic cultures, from
the middle of the third century to the end of the eighth, with a broad range
of entries on politics, manufacturing, commerce, the arts, philosophy, religion,
geography, ethnicity, and domestic life. Covers historic figures, places,
institutions, burial customs, food, money, public life, amusements, and more.
- Thames
& Hudson Dictionary of the Italian Renaissance (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Who's
Who in the Roman World, Routledge (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Poland:
(see: Foreign Language Dictionaries)
- Portugal:
(see: Foreign Language Dictionaries)
- Russia:
- Encyclopedia
of Russian History (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the people, politics, economics, religion, culture, and social systems
of Russia, spanning from the earliest beginnings of the Russian nation (among the ancient
Eastern Slavic tribes) to the end of czarist Russia and on through the rise and fall of the
Soviet Union to provide a greater understanding of and appreciation for Russia in all
of its many spheres.
- Spain:
(see: Foreign Language Dictionaries)
- United Kingdom and Ireland:
(see also: British Literature,
Irish Dictionaries, and
Welsh Dictionaries)
- Brewer's
Britain and Ireland (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Brewer's
Dictionary of Irish Phrase and Fable (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Companion
to British History, Routledge (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Debrett's
Peerage and Baronetage (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Debrett's
People of Today (Credo/xrefer)
- Biographical details about contemporary Britain's
most notable and successful people from
the entire spectrum of British society. Entries include details of career, education,
family, recreations, and membership of
clubs as well as contact addresses. An additional feature is the correct style of address
to be used when addressing correspondence to an entrant.
- Dictionary
of British History (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Divided
by a Common Language (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Irish History and Culture (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Spanning prehistoric times to the present and treating both the
Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, entries represent an inclusive, cross-disciplinary
approach that covers history, archaeology, anthropology, geography, politics, economics,
languages, literatures, visual arts, and other fields.
- Reader's
Guide to British History (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Thames
& Hudson Dictionary of British Art (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Wisden
Archive of Cricketers' Lives 2008 (Credo/xrefer)
- Biographies and obituaries of the cricketers of yesteryear selected from the annual
Wisden Cricketer's Almanack that has been published every year since 1864.
- Latin America:
(see also: Foreign Language Dictionaries)
- Clase
and Periodica (FirstSearch)
- Offers access to more than 300,000 bibliographic citations to
articles, essays, book reviews,
monographs, conference proceedings, technical
reports, interviews, and brief notes published in scholarly journals
edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the
Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on
Pan-American issues published in the Spanish, Portuguese,
French and English languages. Covers the social sciences and
humanities from 1975 to the present as well as science and
technology from 1978 to the present.
- Contemporary Hispanic Biography (GVRL)
(InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- vol.01,
vol.02,
vol.03,
vol.04.
Biographical profiles of the important and influential persons of
Latino heritage around the world in a wide variety of fields, including art, business,
education, law, literature, medicine, politics, religion, science, and more.
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Encyclopedia
of Social Welfare History in North America
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (Canada, Mexico, and the United States; see database page for description)
- Ethnic
NewsWatch (ProQuest)
- Is a full-text collection
of the newspapers, magazines and
journals of the ethnic, minority and native
press. A rich collection of articles,
editorials, columns, reviews, etc. provide a
broad diversity of perspectives and
viewpoints -- the other sides of the stories.
(See Using ProQuest Databases for searching tips)
- Informe
(InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- A Spanish language database that includes magazine articles,
periodicals and full-text of El Nuevo, a Florida Spanish language newspaper.
Covers 1994 to the present. [Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos
completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de
actualidad y otras materias].
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Mexican-American
War (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the period from the U.S. annexation of Texas to the Treaty of
Guadeloupe Hidalgo (1848), including the battles of the conflict and also the mixed feelings
of Americans regarding the war.
- North America:
Canada -
United States
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Encyclopedia
of North American Indians, Houghton Mifflin (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Social Welfare History in North America
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (Canada, Mexico, and the United States; see database page for description)
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Canada:
- Canadian
Parliamentary Guide (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Biographical sketches of current parliamentarians, including those serving in
the Privy Council, Senate, and House of Commons. Includes results of all federal general and
by-elections since 1867, current and historical data on provincial and territorial governments
(with statistical information), listings for provincial and territorial legislative assemblies
(with general by-election results), and more.
- United States:
(see also: United States History and
American Literature.
For minority groups in the USA, see
Ethnic Studies & Multiculturalism)
- Brewer's
Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Cities
of the United States (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides data on the history, geography, climate, population
demographics, municipal government, economy, culture, education, research,
health care, recreation, convention facilities, transportation, communications,
incentive programs, development projects, and largest employers of the largest
or fastest-growing cities, or those with a particular historical, political, industrial
or commercial significance. Includes directory information, detailed maps, and
city web sites.
- Comparative
Guide to American Suburbs (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Focuses on the individual and the suburban communities within each of the
60 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. Provides profiles of numerous suburban communities
with a 10,000+ population.
- Contemporary
American Religion
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Contemporary
Youth Culture: An International Encyclopedia (Credo/xrefer)
- Brings new understanding to the complex and fluid phenomenon of youth culture
through interdisciplinary coverage of music, television, arts, fashion, drugs, families,
sexuality, rites of passage, social class, political activism, ethnicity, conceptions of
beauty, body image, and more. Includes a timeline of contemporaneous international
developments in youth culture and an introductory essay that places youth in historical
and contemporary contexts.
- Divided
by a Common Language (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of American Folk Art (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of American Foreign Policy (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Essays by subject experts treat concepts, doctrines, policymaking,
commerce, science, human rights, arms control, anti-imperialism, environmental
diplomacy, refugee policies, terrorism, countermeasures, and more. Includes a
chronology.
- Encyclopedia
of American Religions
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Encyclopedia
of Recreation and Leisure in America (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Provides a comprehensive survey a broad range of activities, including rodeos,
quilting bees, stickball, stock car racing, and more, from the Colonial era to the present, examining
how the pursuit of leisure has changed over time, reflecting shifting social, cultural, political
and economic trends in the United States. Particular attention is paid to how leisure activities
have varied by region, class, ethnicity, gender and age.
- Encyclopedia
of War and American Society
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Gale
Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Contains 8,000 to 12,000 word essays on specific culture groups in the
United States, emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, and languages in addition to
providing information on historical background and settlement patterns. Also covers
ethnoreligious groups such as Jews, Chaldeans, and Amish. Each essay lists
organizations and research centers; name, address, and contact information for
periodicals, radio, and television stations; and a further readings section.
- How
We Talk: American Regional English Today (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Marquis
Who's Who in America (Credo/xrefer)
- Brief biographical information on America's most notable men and women
from every field of endeavor, including business, politics, healthcare, science,
entertainment, the arts, and more.
- New
Americans: A Guide to Immigration Since 1965 (Credo/xrefer)
- This snapshot of America at the turn of the twenty-first century covers the most
recent surge of immigrants with comprehensive articles and statistics on immigration from the
thirty most significant nations or regions of origin. Articles also cover immigration law
& policy, refugees, unauthorized migrants, racial & ethnic identity, assimilation,
nationalization, economy, politics, religion, education, and family relations.
- New
Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Houghton Mifflin (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Rawson's
Dictionary of American Quotations (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Social
Trends and Indicators USA
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- St.
James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Covers the culture of mass appeal - all the experiences in life shared by a
people in common as well as those things created for the majority to be easily understandable
and accessible (often disseminated by the mass media) to them. Includes: social life, music,
print, film, television, radio, sports, art, performance, food, fashion, holidays, hairstyles, and
more, emphasizing American popular culture in the second half of the 20th century. Each entry
analyzes the topic and its significance within the broader cultural context.
- U.S.
Census 2000 State & County Statistical QuickFacts (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Worldmark
Encyclopedia of the States
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
Database descriptions are adapted from each database's website.
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It is currently a pilot project funded through a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)
grant to the NY State Library by the Federal Institute of
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