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  • Communication and Mass Media Complete
    Covers communication and mass media. CMMC incorporates CommSearch and Mass Media Articles Index. Coverage: 1915-. articles scholarly journals
  • Contemporary Women’s Issues (Gale OneFile)
    Covers women s issues from 190 countries, with information available in full-text. Disciplines include sociology, psychology, health, education, business administration and political science. Coverage: 1992-. articles newspapers magazines articles scholarly journals
  • CQ Press Library
    The place to search or browse resources on American government, current affairs, history, politics, public policy, and data analysis for the social sciences. Includes Congress Collection, CQ Almanac, CQ Magazine, Encyclopedia of American Government, Politics in America, Public Affairs Collection, Supreme Court Collection, Voting and Elections Collection, Political Handbook of the World, and Supreme Court Compendium. Coverage: 1983-. books e-books
  • CQ Researcher
    Comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news in the United States. Controversial topics are addressed in a balanced, unbiased manner. Coverage: 1991-. encyclopedias reference multi-subject databases news current events
  • Credo Reference
    Credo Reference includes over 650 titles with particular emphasis on subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are over 1,100 short reference videos, nearly 450,000 high-resolution art images, photographs and maps across all subject areas. encyclopedias reference
  • Criminal Justice Database
    A database of U.S. and international criminal justice journals supporting research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends. Covers such areas as Criminology; Corrections & Law Enforcement; Criminal Justice; Addictions, Alcoholism, Gambling, Child Abuse; and Criminal Rehabilitation. Coverage: 1995-. articles scholarly journals

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  • Data Planet
    With Data Planet, you can scan and search the contents of billions of datasets, compare and contrast variables of interest, and create customized views in tables, maps, rankings, and charts. Views also include descriptive summaries of the datasets and data sources. Coverage: Details not available. data statistics
  • Directory of Open Access Books
    A searchable index to peer-reviewed monographs and edited volumes published under an Open Access business model, with links to the full texts of the publications at the publisher’s website or repository. Coverage: 1985-. books e-books multi-subject databases
  • DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
    DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. articles scholarly journals
  • DSM-5 Library
    Online edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5®), used by clinicians and researchers to diagnose and classify mental disorders. WFU access includes DSM-5, the DSM-5 Handbook of Differential Diagnosis, and DSM-5 Clinical Cases. encyclopedias reference

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  • Filmakers Library Online
    Streaming video collection of award-winning documentaries with relevance across the curriculum–race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, literature, and more. Coverage: Details not available. multi-subject databases video multimedia
  • Films on Demand – Master Academic Collection
    17,000+ videos in business & economics, health & medicine, humanities & social sciences, and science & mathematics. Includes Oscar, Emmy and Peabody award winning documentaries, interviews, instructional and vocational training videos, historical speeches and newsreels. multi-subject databases video multimedia

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  • HathiTrust Digital Library
    HathiTrust Digital Library is a digital preservation repository and highly functional access platform. It provides long-term preservation and access services for public domain and in-copyright content from a variety of sources, including Google, the Internet Archive, Microsoft, and in-house partner institution initiatives. Log in as a WFU user to get access to downloadable PDFs of public domain items. Coverage: Varies. books e-books multi-subject databases
  • hoopla
    Formerly RBdigital. Download ebooks and audio books provided by NC LIVE. Titles are also linked individually from the ZSR Library Catalog. Note: Users will need to register for an account before accessing NC LIVE content on hoopla. Enter an email address, select library as “NC LIVE”, enter any number you like in the library card space. Browse and borrow from hoopla’s Flex collection! books e-books multi-subject databases

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  • Kanopy Video
    Kanopy is a distributor of educational videos for online viewing. Content is available across multiple subject areas. video multimedia

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  • LGBT Magazine Archive
    LGBT Collection 1 contains archival runs of 26 of the most influential, longest-running serial publications covering LGBT interests. Includes The Advocate and Gay Times. Chronicles more than six decades of the history and culture of the LGBT community. Coverage: 1954-2015. primary sources historical newspapers periodicals

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  • Mental Measurements Yearbook
    Contains descriptions of nearly 1900 commercially published standardized educational, personality, vocational aptitude, and psychological tests. Each record provides authors, publishers, time requirements, score descriptions, intended populations, validity/reliability data, and critical reviews. Coverage: 9th edition through present. encyclopedias reference

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  • PBS Video Collection
    This collection of more than 1,200 streaming videos provides a range of content with the most valuable video documentaries and series from PBS. Covers subjects from science, history, art, Shakespeare, diversity, business & economics, and more. video multimedia
  • Periodicals Archive Online
    A rich digital archive of leading international journals covering the humanities and social sciences and spanning more than two centuries of content. primary sources historical newspapers periodicals
  • PolicyMap
    A U.S. national data and mapping tool and analytics platform with multidisciplinary applications related to social sciences, urban studies, real estate and housing analysis, community and economic development, public administration, public health, policy and political science, education, business, economics, statistics, and geography, among others. data statistics
  • Project MUSE
    Provides access to the full text of over 100 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities and social sciences. Coverage: Varies. articles scholarly journals
  • ProQuest
    Searches across all ProQuest article databases. Contains articles covering the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and business. Databases include Research Library, Ethnic NewsWatch, and ProQuest Religion. Coverage: 1970-. articles newspapers magazines articles scholarly journals multi-subject databases news current events
  • ProQuest Central
    ProQuest Central provides access to databases across all major subject areas, including business, health and medical, social sciences, arts and humanities, education, science and technology, and religion. The collection includes thousands of full-text scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, dissertations, working papers, and market reports all together on a powerful, user-friendly platform. articles newspapers magazines articles scholarly journals multi-subject databases
  • ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
    ProQuest Dissertations and Theses: Global (PQDTGlobal) is a comprehensive collection of full-text dissertations and theses. PQDTGlobal includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download.  The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works. It also includes PQDT UK & Ireland content. Coverage: 1861-. books e-books theses dissertations
  • ProQuest Education Database
    ProQuest® Education Journals gives users access to over 900 top educational publications, including more than 600 of the titles in full text. The coverage spans the literature on primary, secondary and higher education as well as special education, home schooling and adult education. Many titles are indexed in the ERIC database. Coverage: 1988 – current. articles newspapers magazines articles scholarly journals
  • ProQuest Political Science Database
    This link cross searches ProQuest Political Science Database, PAIS Index, and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. Users can access hundreds of leading political science and international relations journals with full-text of many core titles. In addition, over a thousand recent full-text doctoral dissertations on political science topics are included, together with working papers, conference proceedings, country profiles, political news and other sources. Coverage: 1985-. articles scholarly journals
  • ProQuest Psychology Database
    This database provides abstracts and indexing for more than 640 titles, with over 540 titles available in full text. Many titles are indexed in PsycINFO. Coverage ranges from behavioral, clinical, cognitive, developmental, experimental, industrial and social psychology, along with personality, psychobiology and psychometrics. Coverage: 1990-. articles newspapers magazines articles scholarly journals
  • ProQuest Research Library
    Contains articles from magazines, newspapers, and journals. Areas included: business, health, education, psychology, science, sports, and literature. Coverage: 1986-. articles newspapers magazines articles scholarly journals multi-subject databases
  • ProQuest Social Science Database
    This database offers indexing and full text for hundreds of academic journals, providing extensive coverage across a wide range of social science disciplines including anthropology, criminology, economics, education, political science, psychology, social work and sociology. Coverage: 1987-. articles scholarly journals
  • ProQuest Sociology Database
    This database covers the international literature of sociology and social work, including culture and social structure, history and theory of sociology, social psychology, substance abuse and addiction and more. This collection provides full-text coverage of many core titles included in Sociological Abstracts and Social Services Abstracts. Coverage: 1985-. articles newspapers magazines articles scholarly journals
  • Psychological Experiments Online
    A multimedia resource that synthesizes the most important psychological experiments of the 20th and 21st centuries. The collection pairs audio and video recordings of original experiments (when existent) with primary-source documents. Includes exclusive and hard-to-find materials such as notes from experiment participants, journal articles, books, field notes, letters penned by the lead psychologist, videos of modern-day replications, and modifications to the original experiments. primary sources video multimedia

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  • Roper Center Public Opinion Archives
    One of the world's leading archives of social science data, specializing in data from surveys of public opinion. Covers opinions on social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, and more. Most of the data are from the United States, but over 50 nations are represented. Coverage: 1935-present. data statistics
  • Routledge Handbooks Online
    Overviews of research and trends in the Social Sciences and Humanities. WFU access includes the following subject collections: Asian Studies; Communication, Journalism, Media & Culture; Environment & Sustainability; Law; Philosophy; Politics; Religion; Security Studies; and Sociology. encyclopedias reference

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  • SAGE Books
    Explore research social science monographs, classroom texts, and professional development titles. books e-books
  • SAGE Business Cases
    This collection of case studies spans the globe, including all business types and the gamut of business and management topics. Instructors have access to teaching notes that can include PowerPoint presentations, learning objectives and discussion questions, and in-depth case analyses. Contact krstevs@wfu.edu or ritchiem@wfu.edu for instructor access. company industry research
  • SAGE Campus
    SAGE Campus supports the teaching and learning of skills and research methods through 250+ hours of structured online learning. These self-paced courses cover critical skills and research methods across all stages of academic study. Click Register to create your account through WFU. careers personal development video multimedia
  • SAGE Explorer
    SAGE Explorer includes over 40,000 cases, videos, data, and more related to social and behavioral sciences. multi-subject databases
  • SAGE Journals
    Online access to over 600 peer-reviewed journals published by SAGE, including journals published on behalf of over 245 scholarly and professional societies. Covers a variety of topics, with particular emphasis on the social sciences. Coverage: Varies. articles newspapers magazines articles scholarly journals
  • SAGE Reference
    Authoritative encyclopedias and handbooks in the social and behavioral sciences. encyclopedias reference
  • SAGE Research Methods
    Supports beginning and advanced researchers in every step of a research project, from writing a research question, choosing a method, gathering and analyzing data, to writing up and publishing the findings. With information on the full range of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods for the social and behavioral sciences, as well as many methods commonly used in the hard sciences, the book, reference, and journal content in SAGE Research Methods and advanced features help researchers of all levels conduct their research. encyclopedias reference
  • SAGE Skills: Business
    This offering of comprehensive, easy-to-use, and interactive resources supports students in gaining the skills relevant to their academic and professional success. Develop and practice real-world business and professional skills needed to transition from campus to the modern workplace. Relatable narratives of real workplace experiences allow for practical context to be applied to academic content, preparing students to navigate professional opportunities and challenges. encyclopedias reference
  • SAGE Video
    With new and original video productions, including contributions from our book and journal editors and authors across the world, SAGE Video offers quick definitions, short tutorials, and in-depth interviews for a range of academic viewpoints. It also features extensive footage of practitioners in real-life professional settings designed to illustrate best practice and provide a unique insight for students to master the theory, skills, and techniques needed to succeed. video multimedia
  • Science Citation Index (Web of Science)
    A multidisciplinary index, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the sciences. It indexes more than 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines, covering approximately 2,100 more journals than its SCI print and CD-ROM counterparts, with all cited references captured. Some of the disciplines covered include: agriculture, neuroscience, astronomy, oncology, biochemistry, pediatrics, biology, pharmacology, biotechnology, physics, chemistry, plant sciences, computer science, psychiatry, materials science, surgery, mathematics, veterinary science, medicine, and zoology. Coverage: 1945-. articles scholarly journals
  • ScienceDirect
    Access to over 1,000 full text journals published by Elsevier. Search individual title or browse multiple titles. Coverage includes Biochemistry and Biology, Business & Management, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Economics, Engineering & Technology, Environmental Science, Materials Science, Mathematics & Computer science, Medicine & Pharmacology, Neurosciences, Physics, Social Sciences. Coverage: varies. articles scholarly journals
  • SimplyAnalytics
    Map thousands of demographic, business, and marketing data variables. Coverage limited to the United States. Coverage: Details not available. data statistics encyclopedias reference multi-subject databases
  • SIRS Discoverer
    Designed specifically for elementary and middle school students, SIRS Discoverer offer articles, nonfiction books, images, activities and websites curated for educational relevance, age appropriateness, and readability. curriculum resources k-12 encyclopedias reference
  • New Social Explorer
    Social Explorer allows users to visually explore demographic information, from census and economic data to election and religion data. The site includes data from the entire US Census from 1790 to 2010, all annual updates from the American Community Survey to 2008, and other data sets. data statistics
  • Social Issues Primary Sources Collection
    Covers crime & punishment, environment, family, gender issues & sexuality, government, politics & protest, human & civil rights, immigration & multiculturalism, medicine, health, bioethics, social policy, and terrorism. A subset of the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Coverage: Details not available. primary sources documents manuscripts
  • Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)
    “Social Sciences Citation Index indexes over 1,700 journals in the social sciences including anthropology, communications, history, law, management, political science, psychology, sociology, and women’s studies. It provides bibliographic data, author abstracts, and cited references. Social Sciences Citation Index is most useful for searching for articles that cite a known author or work. Citation searching also allows a researcher to use a given work as a subject term in order to identify more recent articles about the same topic.” Coverage: 1956-. articles scholarly journals
  • Sociological Abstracts
    Provides citations and abstracts to articles published in some 2300 journals in sociology, social welfare, and social policy, as well as other related topics in the social and behavioral sciences. Also includes citations to some books and many dissertations. Includes Social Services Abstracts. Coverage: 1952-. articles newspapers magazines articles scholarly journals
  • SPORTDiscus
    Citations and some abstracts from periodicals, books, conference proceedings, dissertations and theses, research papers, etc. SPORTDiscus covers the areas of: sports, physical fitness, sport science and recreation. Access is limited to four simultaneous users. Coverage: 1830-. articles scholarly journals
  • Statista
    Find statistics, consumer survey results and industry studies from over 18000 sources on over 60000 topics on the internet's leading statistics database. data statistics encyclopedias reference multi-subject databases
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States
    Authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. Coverage: 1878-. data statistics
  • Statistical Abstracts of the World
    This database aggregates the statistical abstracts of over 40 countries (and growing) and makes the content available through a single-search interface. These statistical abstracts are generally issued by the national statistical offices of foreign governments and contain country-level data not easily found elsewhere. Global and regional statistical compendia issued by international organizations and research firms are also included. Coverage: 2013-. data statistics

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  • Vanderbilt Television News Archive
    A catalog of news broadcasts. Contains streaming video of NBC nightly news broadcasts (August 1968 to present) and CNN broadcasts (1995 to present); video requires RealPlayer. Also contains abstracts of evening news broadcasts from ABC, NBC, and CBS from August 1968 to present; daily news programs from CNN (1995 to present), FOX News (2004 to present), and ABC Nightline (12 September 1988 to present); and a selection of special programs, including coverage of political events, events related to September 11, 2001, and more. Content is added approximately 72 hours after it was broadcast. Loan requests accepted for video of broadcasts that are not available online (fees apply). Coverage: August 1968 to present. news current events video multimedia

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  • Web of Science
    Contains three ISI Citation Databases (Science Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index), plus Biological Abstracts, Emerging Sources Citation Index, MEDLINE (PubMed), and the SciELO Citation Index, which together index over 8,000 peer-reviewed journals. Provides bibliographic data, author abstracts, and cited references. Useful for searching databases for articles that cite a known author or work. Citation searching also allows a researcher to use a given work as a subject term in order to identify more recent articles about the same topic. Coverage: 1945-. articles scholarly journals
  • Wiley Online Library
    Access to journals published by Wiley-Blackwell. Many topics are included, but Science, Technology, & Business are emphasized. Coverage: varies. articles newspapers magazines articles scholarly journals
  • Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600 to 2000
    Includes primary documents, books, images, scholarly essays, book reviews, Web site reviews, and teaching tools, all documenting the multiplicity of women’s activism in public life. Also includes a searchable online edition of the highly respected research tool “Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary” (5 volumes, 1971–2004), fully integrated into the broader Women & Social Movements database. primary sources documents manuscripts
  • Women and Social Movements: Development and the Global South, 1919 to 2019
    This database examines efforts to foster gender equity through expanded economic and social participation of women on a global scale. Covering a century, the database highlights and evaluates activism through individual efforts, organizational initiatives, and socio-cultural projects led by or for women in the Global South. Coverage: 1919-2019. primary sources documents manuscripts

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