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Library Databases in the Social Sciences

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The following databases are made available from the Library. Most databases can be used through any networked terminal on campus. For off-campus access select student or faculty/staff and enter your WPUNJ e-mail username and password. Please contact us if you have a question or problem accessing these databases.

WPU Available on campus or to the WPU Community via Remote Access. Library Available in the Library only
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NJKIAcademic Search Premier - Full-text index to articles from over 4,500 periodicals covering all subjects, plus citations and abstracts for over 3,500 additional titles.
WPUApplied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA) - Bibliographic index to scholarly literature in health, social services, psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. Contains over 400,000 records. [1987-Present]
WPUChild Abuse, Child Welfare & Adoption (formerly Child Abuse & Neglect) - Limited user licenses. If you cannot access, please try again later. [1965-Present]
LibraryAlternative Press Index (FirstSearch) - [1991-Present]
WPUColumbia International Affairs Online - Full-text resource containing working papers, policy briefs, books and book chapters, journal articles and abstracts, conference proceedings, case studies, and teaching materials for a wide range of topics in international affairs.
WPUCongressional Quarterly Library (CQ) - From the opening screen, select the "CQ Researcher," the "CQ Weekly," or the "CQ Voting and Elections Collection." Full-text coverage is available for the Weekly from 1983 to the present and for the Researcher from November 1991 to the present.
WPUContemporary Women's Issues - [1992-Present]
WPUCriminal Justice Abstracts - [1968-Present]
LibraryEcon Lit (FirstSearch) - [1969-Present]
WPUFilm & Television Literature Index - [1976-Present]
WPUGPO - Government Printing Office Catalog of U.S. Government Publications - The Catalog of U.S. Government Publications is the finding tool for electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government. The Catalog contains over 500,000 descriptive records for historical and current publications and provides direct links to those that are available online. [July 1976-Present]
WPUHealth and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI) - From the opening screen, select the "Continue" button and then the link for the database. [1985-Present]
WPUHuman Relations Area Files: eHRAF World Cultures [New Search Platform] - Full-text cross-cultural database containing ethnographic field studies,
WPUHuman Relations Area Files: Collection of Ethnography (Electronic HRAF) [Current Search Platform to Be Discontinued on February 1, 2008] - Web version
WPUIngentaConnect - IngentaConnect provides access to the article summaries of over 25,000 publications. Full-text content is available for individual titles on subscription.
WPUJSTOR Arts and Sciences Collection - Archive of over 160 major journals in the social sciences, humanities, mathematics and statistics.
WPULEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe - VALE database
WPUPAIS International (with PAIS Archive) - [1915-Present]
WPUNew York Times Archive Search (1851-1922) and Current File Search (1980-Present) - Full text access to articles from the New York Times.
WPUPBS VIDEOindex Online - Web index to over 300 PBS videos in our collection. Select "Search" or "Browse" from the opening screen to use it.
WPUPoints of View Reference Center - Full-text database designed to provide multiple sides of a variety of current issues. The database currently offers materials on 200 topics, and each topic section features an overview along with point and counterpoint essays drawn from a variety of sources, plus supplementary information including primary source documents and guides to critical thinking.
WPUProject Muse - Full-text access to 24 scholarly journals published by the Johns Hopkins University Press in the humanities and social sciences.
WPUPsycARTICLES - [1988-Present]
WPUPsycINFO - VALE database. [1887-Present]
WPUPublic Administration Abstracts - Index to articles on topics in public administration from over 270 periodicals, with links to full-text content where available [1974-Present].
wpuPublished International Literature On Traumatic Stress (PILOTS) - Index to journal articles, books, book chapters, doctoral dissertations, government reports, and miscellaneous other publications dealing with research on traumatic stress. [1871-Present]
WPUScienceDirect - VALE database. Approximately 610 full-text journals in the sciences and social sciences, plus indexing and abstracting for almost 600 other journals. Select "group-wide login" in the top right corner to enter the database.
WPUSocial Services Abstracts - [1980-Present]
WPUSociological Abstracts - [1963-Present]
WPUSpringerLink E-Journals Collection - Over 1,300 full-text scholarly journals in a variety of disciplines including behavioral sciences, biomedical and life sciences, business and economics, chemistry and materials science, computer science, earth and environmental science, engineering, humanities, social sciences and law, mathematics, medicine, physics and astronomy.
WPUStatesman's Yearbook - The Statesman's Yearbook is a standard source of detailed information on the countries and international organizations of the world. The country profiles cover such topics as key historical events, territory and population data, major cities, social statistics, climate, government, recent elections, a review of the current administration, defense and international relations, the economy, energy and natural resources, industry and international trade, communications, social institutions, religion, culture, and diplomatic representatives, and most profiles include a bibliography for further reading.
WPUUrban Studies Abstracts - Index to articles on topics in urban studies from over 190 periodicals, with links to full-text content where available [1988-Present].
WPUWestlaw Paralegal Primary Law Library - Full-text database featuring federal and state legislative materials, case law, administrative materials, selected municipal codes and charteres, and the West KeyCite citation research service. PLEASE NOTE THAT access to this database is by password only.
WPUWiley InterScience (E-Journals Collection) - VALE database. Full-text access to over 170 journals published by Wiley, with many titles in chemistry, the life sciences, medicine and health care, engineering and business, and other subjects in the natural and social sciences.
IPWilson OmniFile - Selected full-text. [1982-Present]
IPWomen's Studies International - Limited user licenses. If you cannot access, please try again later. [1972-Present]
IPWorldCat - The OCLC Online Union Catalog (FirstSearch)
WPUWorldwide Political Science Abstracts - [1975-Present]

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