Countries and Their Cultures 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.
Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society Presents the social and cultural history of childhood from antiquity to the present. Children and Childhood examines this history through articles on education, parenting, child labor, economics, images of childhood, children's literature, play, toys and games, health, physiology, law, the criminal justice system and social welfare. Comparative articles include information about childhood in cultures throughout the world.
Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice This uniquely interdisciplinary resource covers legal, sociological, psychological, historical, and economic aspects of crime and justice worldwide. Entries cover civil and criminal issues, from domestic violence to terrorism. Entries cite pertinent legal cases as well as publications for further information.
ERIC Journal articles and reports in education. Contains over 983,000 references to non-journal material issued in the monthly Resources in Education (RIE) and to articles in the Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE).
JSTOR A database of scholarly journals that have been digitized starting with their original issues, some of which date back into the 1800s.
Lexis-Nexis Academic UniverseNewspaper articles, wire and TV transcripts, legal information, medical information, and more make this an excellent source for finding just about anything a researcher will need.
Project Muse Project MUSE covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and many others.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection A comprehensive database with nearly 470 full text titles covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry snd psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
PsychINFO Provides indexing and abstracts for over one million articles in 1,500 journals from over 50 countries. This database, provided by the American Psychological Association, also includes abstracts for dissertations, books and book chapters ranging in date from 1887 to the present.
Sociological Collection A comprehensive database with nearly 560 full text titles. This database provides information on all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.
WilsonWeb OmniFile Full Text Mega Indexing, abstracting and full text from journals in art, biology, business, education, humanities, law, science/technology and social sciences.
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