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| 21st Century Management: A Reference Handbook | 21st Century Management: A Reference Handbook highlights the topics, issues, questions and debates that any student obtaining a degree in the field of management must master to be effective in today's business world. Providing authoritative insight into the key issues covered in both undergraduate and corporate coursework, this resource offers a particular emphasis on the current structure of the topic in the literature, key threads of discussion and research on the topic, and emerging trends.***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Management |
| 21st Century Psychology: A Reference Handbook | 21st Century Psychology: A Reference Handbook highlights the most important topics, issues, questions, and debates any student obtaining a degree in the field of psychology ought to have mastered for effectiveness in the 21st century. The 100+ chapters provide material from all corners of psychological studies including the biological, cognitive, developmental, social, and clinical arenas. Coverage includes cutting-edge topics, such as human performance in extreme environments.***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Psychology |
| 21st Century Sociology | 21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook provides a concise forum through which the vast array of knowledge accumulated, particularly during the past three decades, can be organized into a single definitive resource. The two volumes of this Reference Handbook focus on the corpus of knowledge garnered in traditional areas of sociological inquiry, as well as document the general orientation of the newer and currently emerging areas of sociological inquiry.***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Sociology/Anthropology |
| Almanac of American Politics | The Almanac of American Politics analyzes elected political figures in the House and Senate, governors, big city mayors and the presidency. Detailed geographic, social, economic, political and cultural analyses are also provided for electoral districts, states and territories. Biographical information for each political official includes voting records and rankings by liberal and conservative political interest groups. The Almanac also compares historical trends in public opinion for various issues; describes personalities and values of elected officials; and includes anecdotes, quotes or opinions of various political officials. Lists of historical election results, the current membership of House and Senate Committees and a list of major political interest groups are also included in The Almanac. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Political Science |
| AMA Physician Select | Provides basic professional information on virtually every licensed physician in the United States. | Health |
| America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry | America's Film Legacy is a guide to the most significant films ever made in the United States, selected by the Library of Congress's National Film Registry. Eagan chronologically catalogues 500 Registry films, from 1893's 30-second Blacksmithing Scene to 1995's Fargo, including Hollywood classics as well as obscure art films, cartoon shorts, documentaries, industrial and student films, newsreel footage from the Hindenburg disaster and the Zapruder film. Each entry includes complete cast and credits lists and a one- to two-page historical and interpretive essay. These include biographical thumbnails of actors and directors. | Movies & Reviews |
| American Economy: a Historical Encyclopedia | Volume One contains short entries on key individuals (and the specific role of each in U.S. economic history) and on events, court cases, and legislation, in the light of their influence on the economic life of the nation. Volume Two contains essays that explore broader topics such as the effects of economic policy on education, insurance, the judiciary, and science and technology, from colonial times to the present. Also in Volume Two are selected primary sources—the various acts and policies that have established economic policy throughout U.S. history—and a comprehensive bibliography with full citations. | Economics |
| American Heritage Spanish Dictionary | This free online Spanish-English translation dictionary is newly revised to include the most current computer, telecommunications, and Internet vocabulary and to include pronunciations in both English and Spanish. Featuring American English and Latin American Spanish, it contains 70,000 entries with more than 120,000 meanings. | Foreign Languages & Literature |
| American Masculinities: a historical encyclopedia | American Masculinities: A Historical Encyclopedia is a first-of-its-kind reference, detailing developments in the growing field of men's studies. Encapsulating the current state of scholarly interpretation within the field of Men's Studies, it is designed to help students and scholars advance their studies, develop new questions for research, and stimulate new ways of exploring the history of American life.***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Sociology/Anthropology |
| Anti-Immigration in the United States: a Historical Encyclopedia | This encyclopedia includes entries on current anti-immigration ideas, events, policies, and figures, as well as on the history of anti-immigration sentiment throughout American history, covering every major historical period. Also included are essays that analyze race, gender, and class dynamics in more depth to provide a theoretical framework, and primary documents that illustrate anti-immigration sentiment. | Sociology/Anthropology |
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| AnyWho Directory | Developed by AT&T, this phone directory contains yellow and white pages, a reverse lookup tool, and links to international directories. | Phone Numbers & Zip Codes |
| ARTFL French-English Dictionary | Search English to French or French to English. Also includes a verb conjugator. | Foreign Languages & Literature |
| ArtStor | Digital images and related data from all areas of art and art history.***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Art |
| Bartelby.com | Searches a variety of quotation sources, dictionaries, thesauri, and other literary collections. | Dictionaries & Thesauri |
| Basic Facts about the United Nations | A comprehensive handbook that explains the structure of the United Nations, how it works, and the role played by its principal organs and organizations. Chapters explore UN contributions to international peace and security, economic and social development, human rights; humanitarian action, international law; and decolonization. | Political Science |
| Basics of APA Style | This tutorial is designed for those who have no previous knowledge of APA Style. It shows users how to structure and format their work, recommends ways to reduce bias in language, identifies how to avoid charges of plagiarism, shows how to cite references in text, and provides selected reference examples. | Style Manuals |
| BestPlaces.net | Offers city profiles, cost of living indices, crime rates, climate data, and more. | Consumer Info |
| Bible Search | Search the Bible version of your choice in seven different languages. | Philosophy & Religious Studies |
| Big Charts | An investment research web site providing access to a variety of research tools. Includes interactive charts, quotes, industry analysis, intraday stock screeners, as well as market news & commentary. | Companies & Industries |
| Biography.com | This searchable database, sponsored by the A&E Biography television series, is based upon the Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia (1994). | Biography |
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| Bureau of Labor Statistics Databases & Tables | Tables of data on inflation & prices, employment & unemployment,pay & benefits, spending & time Use, productivity, workplace injuries, and more. | Statistics |
| Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities | Submission guidelines for journals in accounting, economics & finance, management, and marketing. Includes manuscript guidelines, acceptance rates, and readership types for the selected disciplines.***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Books, Periodicals, & Publishing |
| CAMIO (Catalog of Art Museum Images Online) | An online collection documenting works of art from around the world, representing the collections of prominent museums. Works from around the world, from prehistoric to contemporary times, and covering the complete range of expressive forms. CAMIO is licensed for use by students, faculty, and researchers at subscribing institutions. Works of art may be used for educational and research purposes during the term of the subscription, if they are properly credited. Images may not be published or otherwise distributed.***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Art |
| Chronicle of Higher Education | Highlights and contents of the weekly edition, includes the job listings for that week.***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Education |
| CIA World Factbook | An online edition of the print version. Provides alphabetical listings of countries and information concerning: geography, people, government, economy, communications and defense sources. | Countries |
| Citing Bibliographic Sources: APA | A short guide to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Includes sample bibliographic citations. | Style Manuals |
| Citing Bibliographic Sources: Chicago | A short guide to the The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition. Briefly discusses the two basic citation systems: notes/bibliography and author-date. Includes sample bibliographic citations. | Style Manuals |
| Citing Bibliographic Sources: MLA | A short guide to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed (MLA Handbook). Includes sample bibliographic citations. | Style Manuals |
| Classical Social Theorists | Volume 1 of the Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists contains essays on 18 major social theorists. Supplemented with comprehensive bibliographies on primary and secondary sources, with a brief reader's guide accompanying each essay. Addresses the continuing relevance of most theories and their importance to contemporary scholarship. | Sociology/Anthropology |
| CNN.com | CNN.com features the full rundown of all CNN daily programming, using the latest multimedia technologies, from live video streaming to audio packages to searchable archives of news features and background information. The site is updated continuously throughout the day. | News & Current Events |
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| Complete Costume Dictionary | A A-Z dictionary of costume terms throughout history, with appendices for garment types, garments by country, and garment types by era. | Dictionaries & Thesauri |
| Country Studies / Area Handbooks | Sponsored by the Department of the Army, 71 countries are included providing a wide range of information including history, geography, economy, transportation, people and more. | Countries |
| CQ Weekly (Archives) | CQ Weekly covers virtually every act of Congress, delivering nonpartisan news and analysis. Contains in-depth reports on issues looming on the congressional horizon, plus a complete wrap up of the news, including the status of bills in play, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, committee and floor activity, debates and all roll-call votes. Years covered are 1983-2009. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Political Science |
| Crash*Stats | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports and data about motor vehicle accidents, fatalities, and traffic-related safety incidents. | Statistics |
| Digest of Education Statistics | A compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. | Education |
| Digest of Motor Laws | The AAA Digest of Motor Laws is an online compendium of laws and rules related to driving and owning a motor vehicle in the United States and Canada. Browse each state's traffic laws, vehicle titling and registration requirements, fees and taxes, driver's licenses, and traffic safety. | Law |
| Digital Sanborn Maps | Maps for most Illinois towns and cities from the years 1867-1970. Maps contain information such as outlines of each building, the size, shape and construction materials, street names, property boundaries, and much more.***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Geography |
| Documenting Sources: APA Style | A quick guide to APA style for in-text citations, reference lists, and manuscript format. | Style Manuals |
| Documenting Sources: Chicago Style | A quick guide to Chicago style for notes, bibliography entries, and manuscript formal. | Style Manuals |
| Documenting Sources: CSE Style | A quick guide to CSE style for in-text citations, reference lists, and manuscript format. | Style Manuals |
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| Documenting Sources: MLA Style | A quick guide to MLA style for in-text citations, lists of works cited, and manuscript format. | Style Manuals |
| EDGAR | EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms (e.g. 10-K forms) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). | Companies & Industries |
| Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides | A service provided by the publisher of the print versions. Includes information and prices for current year model vehicles, used car ratings and prices for models dated 1985 and after and a variety of other information such as tips on buying a car and price negotiation. | Consumer Info |
| Embassy World | Provides links embassy websites of nations throughout the world. The database is searchable by both host and guest country. | Countries |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica | Britannica.com includes the complete, updated Encyclopedia Britannica, the oldest and largest general reference in the English language. | Encyclopedias, General |
| Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World | The Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World (EHW) is an original electronic project aiming at collecting, recording, documenting, presenting and promoting the historical data that testify to the presence of Hellenic culture throughout time and space | History |
| Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice | The Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice presents a comprehensive overview of the field with topics of varying dimensions, breadth, and length. This three-volume Encyclopedia is designed for readers to understand the topics, concepts, and ideas that motivate and shape the fields of activism, civil engagement, and social justice and includes biographies of the major thinkers and leaders who have influenced and continue to influence the study of activism.***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Sociology/Anthropology |
| Encyclopedia of African American Society | A definitive, reliable, and accessible entry point to learning the basics about African American society, this reference seeks to capture the ways in which the tenets and foundations of African American culture have given rise to today's society. Approaching the field from a "street level" perspective, these volumes cover topics of universal interest in America: rap music, sports, television, cinema, racism, religion, literature, and much more. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | African American Studies |
| Encyclopedia of American Industries, 6th ed. | Detailed, comprehensive information on every industry recognized by the U.S. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. Entries are arranged numerically by SIC code, but also include the corresponding North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s). Essays include an overview identifying trends and issues, followed by discussion of the industry's structure, historical development, current conditions, leaders, workforce, and global participation. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Companies & Industries |
| Encyclopedia of American Urban History | The Encyclopedia of American Urban History offers both a summary and an interpretation of the field. With contributions from leading academics in their fields, this authoritative resource offers an interdisciplinary approach by covering topics from economics, geography, anthropology, politics, and sociology. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | History |
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| Encyclopedia of Anthropology | The Encyclopedia of Anthropology contains over 1,000 entries that focus on topics in physical/biological anthropology, archaeology, cultural/social anthropology, linguistics, and applied anthropology. Also included are relevant articles on geology, paleontology, biology, evolution, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and theology. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Sociology/Anthropology |
| Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science | This encyclopedia encompasses the entire range of concepts and topics involved in the study of applied developmental science, which seeks to advance the integration of developmental research with actions that promote positive development and/or enhance the life chances of vulnerable children, adolescents, young and old adults, and their families. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Psychology |
| Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy | The Encyclopedia of Behavior Modification and Cognitive Behavior Therapy provides a thorough examination of the components of behavior modification, behavior therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, and applied behavior analysis for both child and adult populations in a variety of settings. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Psychology |
| Encyclopedia of Black Studies | The Encyclopedia of Black Studies is a reference source for dynamic and innovative research on the Black experience and contains a full analysis of the economic, political, sociological, historical, literary, and philosophical issues related to Americans of African descent. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | African American Studies |
| Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society | The Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society spans the relationships among business, ethics, and society by including more than 800 entries that feature broad coverage of corporate social responsibility, the obligation of companies to various stakeholder groups, the contribution of business to society and culture, and the relationship between organizations and the quality of the environment. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Management |
| Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society | The Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society defines the issues that surround cancer and its effects on society. The scope of the Encyclopedia encompasses the relative individual and societal aspects of cancer, from the latest research from the National Cancer Institute to studies on alternative diet and nutrition treatments. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Health |
| Encyclopedia of Career Development | This multidisciplinary resource examines career-related issues from psychological, sociological, educational, counseling, organizational behavior, and human resource management perspectives. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Jobs & Careers |
| Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media | The Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media presents state-of-the-art research and ready-to-use facts on the media's interaction with children and adolescents. With more than 400 entries, this resource covers the traditional and electronic media and their controversial impact on children and adolescents. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Psychology |
| Encyclopedia of Community | The Encyclopedia of Community is arranged in an A-to-Z fashion, but can also be viewed topically via a reader's guide, allowing users an interdisciplinary exploration of topics such as types of communities, social capital, technology, urban life, politics and law, community design, and global studies. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Sociology/Anthropology |
| Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment | The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment aims to give readers a comprehensive overview by bringing together material from numerous sources and to give comprehensive and balanced coverage of: Concepts and Theories; Correction; Law; Crimes; Methods and Statistics; National Surveys; Organizations; Police Science; and Social and Cultural Context. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Law Enforcement |
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| Encyclopedia of Disability | The Encyclopedia of Disability is a multidisciplinary, cross-cultural, and historically grounded resource tool that guides the reader across fields, theories, debates, and practices, addressing the question: What is disability and why is it important in my life? An international editorial board of seventy-four editors from the Americas, Europe, Australia, India, Japan, and China, all experts in their own sub-fields of disability, developed these volumes. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Sociology/Anthropology |
| Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning | The Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning defines and applies the best practices of contemporary continuing education designed for adults in corporate settings, Open University settings, graduate coursework, and in similar learning environments. The Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning includes over 275 entries, each written by a specialist in that area, giving the reader comprehensive coverage of all aspects of distributed learning, including use of group processes, self-assessment, the life line experience, and developing a learning contract. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Education |
| Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration | The Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration presents the most recent theories, research, terms, concepts, ideas, and histories on educational leadership and school administration as taught in preparation programs and practiced in schools and colleges today. It contains more than 600 entries, written by professors, graduate students, practitioners, and association officials. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Education |
| Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology | With more than 275 contributions, the Encyclopedia of Educational Psychology opens up the broad discipline of educational psychology to a wide and general audience. Written by experts in each area, the entries provide an overview and an explanation of the major topics in the field of human development. Educational psychology applies the knowledge from many different disciplines to the broad process of education, including human learning and development (across the life span), motivation, measurement and statistics, and curriculum and teaching. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Education |
| Encyclopedia of Environment and Society | The Encyclopedia of Environment and Society brings together issues, concepts, theories, examples, problems, and policies, with the goal of clearly explicating an emerging way of thinking about people and nature, in more than 1,200 entries written by experts from incredibly diverse fields. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Biological Science |
| Encyclopedia of Epidemiology | The Encyclopedia of Epidemiology presents information from the field of epidemiology in a less technical and accessible style and format. The 600+ entries cover every major facet of epidemiology, from risk ratios to case-control studies to mediating and moderating variables, and much more. Relevant topics from related fields such as biostatistics and health economics are also included. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Health |
| Encyclopedia of Evaluation | The Encyclopedia of Evaluation covers professional practice as well as academia and chronicles the development of the field: its history, key figures, theories, approaches, and goals. The entries document evaluation as a practice (methods, techniques, roles, people), as a profession (professional obligations, shared knowledge, ethical imperatives, events, places) and as a discipline (theories and models of evaluation, ontological and epistemological issues). ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Economics |
| Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science | By incorporating location as an essential but often overlooked characteristic of what we seek to understand in the natural and built environment, geographic information science (GIScience) and systems (GISystems) provide the conceptual foundation and tools to explore this new frontier. The Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science covers the essence of this new and expanding field, containing contributions from some of the best recognized scholars in GIScience as well as from experts in GIS' supporting disciplines who explore how their disciplinary perspectives are expanded within the context of GIScience. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Geography |
| Encyclopedia of Governance | The Encyclopedia of Governance provides a one-stop point of reference for the diverse and complex topics surrounding governance for the period between the collapse of the post-war consensus and the rise of neoliberal regimes in the 1970s. This comprehensive resource concentrates primarily on topics related to the changing nature and role of the state in recent times and the ways in which these roles have been conceptualized in the areas of political science, public administration, political economy, and sociology. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Political Science |
| Encyclopedia of Health & Aging | The Encyclopedia of Health & Aging captures new findings in the field as well as conceptual developments guiding research, practice, and policy. With more than 200 entries, it covers the biological, psychological, social, and economic aspects of health and aging and impacts within the health-care system. This encyclopedia also focuses heavily on geriatrics with respect to geriatric syndromes and common diseases of aging. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Health |
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| Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior | The Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior covers all aspects of the dynamic domain of behavioral medicine: From adherence to a doctor's advice, to emotions and health, to obesity treatment and prevention, to women's health, and all topics in between. This encyclopedia aims to collect together in a single resource the knowledge generated by this interdisciplinary field, highlighting the links between science and practice. In it, scholars, health care practitioners and the general public will find information on topics such as physical activity, stress and health, smoking, pain management, social support and health, cardiovascular health, health promotion, and HIV/AIDS. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Health |
| Encyclopedia of Health Care Management | The Encyclopedia of Health Care Management is a comprehensive reference work on the business of health care, with information about a broad range of issues affecting every aspect of the industry and the people it serves, employs, and influences. It contains 600+ entries by expert contributors as well as tables on: Health Care Acronyms; Medical Degrees; Medical Legislation; Medical Organizations; and Medical Specialties. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Health |
| Encyclopedia of Homelessness | The Encyclopedia of Homelessness is the first systematic effort to organize and summarize what we know about this complex topic that impacts not only the homeless but all of society. The Encyclopedia focuses on the current situation in the United States with a comparative sampling of homelessness around the world. Key themes include: causes; lifestyle issues; health issues and services; history; legal issues and advocacy; government policies and programs; organizations; research approaches; service systems and settings; size and characteristics of the homeless population; public perceptions of homelessness; and world issues and perspectives. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Sociology/Anthropology |
| Encyclopedia of Human Development | The Encyclopedia of Human Development presents state-of-the-art research and ready-to-use facts from the fields of psychology, individual and family studies, and education in a way that is not too technical. With more than 600 entries, this encyclopedia covers topics as diverse as adolescence, cognitive development, education, family, gender differences, identity, longitudinal research, personality development, prenatal development, temperament, and more. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Psychology |
| Encyclopedia of Human Geography | With more than 300 entries written by an international team of leading authorities in the field, the Encyclopedia of Human Geography offers a comprehensive overview of the major ideas, concepts, terms, and approaches that characterize a notoriously diverse field. This multidisciplinary volume provides cross-cultural coverage of human geography as it is understood in the contemporary world and takes into account the enormous conceptual changes that have evolved since the 1970s, including a variety of social constructivist approaches. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Geography |
| Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West | The Encyclopedia of Immigration and Migration in the American West -- through a combination of general entries, focused biographies, community histories, economic enterprise analyses, and demographic studies -- documents the history of the American West as an important part of the American experience. The encyclopedia examines the settling of the West and include coverage of movements of American Indians, African Americans, and the often-forgotten role of women in the West's development. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | History |
| Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology | With more than 400 entries, the Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology presents a thorough overview of the cross-disciplinary field of industrial and organizational psychology for students, researchers, and professionals in the areas of psychology, business, management, and human resources. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Psychology |
| Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice | The Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice provides more than 200 up-to-date, concise, and readable entries in a single, authoritative volume covering historical and contemporary theories, concepts, and real-world practices of juvenile justice in the United States. The entries address a broad range of issues and topics, such as alcohol and drug abuse, arson, the death penalty for juveniles, computer and Internet crime, gun violence, gangs, missing children, school violence, teen pregnancy, and delinquency theories. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Law Enforcement |
| Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives | The Encyclopedia of Law and Society is the largest comprehensive and international treatment of the law and society field, presenting interdisciplinary perspectives on law from sociology, criminology, cultural anthropology, political science, social psychology, and economics. By globalizing the encyclopedia's coverage, American and international law and society will be better understood within its historical and comparative context. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Law |
| Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement | The Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement provides a comprehensive, critical, and descriptive examination of all facets of law enforcement on the state and local, federal and national, and international stages. This work provides readers with informed discussions on the practice and theory of policing in an historical and contemporary framework, covering subjects that are particular to the area of state and local, federal and national, and international policing. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Law Enforcement |
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| Encyclopedia of Leadership | The Encyclopedia of Leadership includes hundreds of articles written by leading scholars and experts from 17 countries, exploring leadership theories and leadership practice. Entries and sidebars show leadership in action: in corporations and state houses, schools, churches, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Management |
| Encyclopedia of Life | The Encyclopedia of Life seeks to be an online reference and database on all 1.9 million species currently known to science and to stay current by capturing information on newly discovered and formally described species. | Biological Science |
| Encyclopedia of Management, 7th ed. | An A-to-Z compilation of quick answers to an immediate question or concise background information on management concepts. Also offers in-depth treatment of the entire field of management, encompassing current theories and practices that directly impact the functional areas of this vast and growing discipline. Topics include activity-based costing, benchmarking, fuzzy logic, logistics, diversification strategy, disaster recovery, marketing, productivity measures, supply chain management, and many more. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Management |
| Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics | The ideas and tools contained in the Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics are approachable and can be invaluable for understanding a very technical world and the increasing flow of information. Through approximately 500 contributions, experts provide an overview and an explanation of the major topics in these two areas. Appendices contain: a guide to basic statistics; a table of critical values used in hypothesis testing and an important part of any reference in this area; and a collection of some important and useful measurement and statistics Internet sites. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Statistics |
| Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology | The Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology includes entries on a broad array of issues and covers the breadth of psychology viewed through the lens of the racial and ethnic minority experience. The Encyclopedia addresses culture across a broad spectrum of psychological perspectives and includes topics that are relevant to social psychology, cognitive psychology, environmental psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and clinical psychology. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Psychology |
| Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime | The Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime contains 200 entries covering long-documented classifications such as serial killers and organized crime to cutting edge topics of cyber-stalking, kids who kill, and terrorism. It presents the latest research, insightful commentary, and "true crime" case studies to help in the understanding and deterrence of one of society's gravest problems. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Law Enforcement |
| Encyclopedia of New Media | The Encyclopedia of New Media widens the boundaries of today's information society through interdisciplinary, historical, and international coverage of such topics as broadband, content filtering, cyberculture, cyberethics, digital divide, freenet, MP3, privacy, telemedicine, viruses, and wireless networks. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | English & Journalism |
| Encyclopedia of Political Communication | The Encyclopedia of Political Communication discusses the major theoretical approaches to the field, including direct and limited effects theories, agenda-setting theories, sociological theories, framing and priming theories, and other past and present conceptualizations. With nearly 600 entries, this resource pays considerable attention to important political messages such as political speeches, televised political advertising, political posters and print advertising, televised political debates, and Internet sites. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Communication |
| Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and The Right | What exactly are the terms left and right supposed to imply? The Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and the Right contains over 450 articles on individuals, movements, political parties, and ideological principles. Themes include: countries/regions; "isms"; laws; political issues; political movements; political parties; and people. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Political Science |
| Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities | The Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities aims to provide a critical overview of penal institutions within a historical and contemporary framework, with issues of race, gender, and class fully integrated throughout in order to demonstrate the complexity of the implementation and intended results of incarceration. It contains biographies, articles describing important legal statutes, and detailed and authoritative descriptions of the major prisons in the United States. Comparative data and examples are employed to analyze the American system within an international context. The appendix contains a comprehensive listing of every federal prison in the U.S., complete with facility details and service information. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Law Enforcement |
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| Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment | The Encyclopedia of Psychological Assessment constitutes a definitive resource for academics, practitioners and students working in any field of applied psychological science. It contains a series of 235 entries, organized alphabetically, and covering a variety of fields. Each entry includes a general conceptual and methodological overview, a section on relevant assessment devices, followed by links to related concepts in the Encyclopedia and a list of references. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Psychology |
| Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law | The Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law addresses the interface of psychology and law and draws from the related discipline of criminal justice. It contains a collection of 400+ entries describing a wide array of contemporary and historical psychology and law topics. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Psychology |
| Encyclopedia of Public Relations | The Encyclopedia of Public Relations explores the evolution of the public relation field, with examples from history describing events, changing practices, and the key figures who developed and expanded the profession. The encyclopedia explores key challenges facing the profession of public relations and its practitioners, such as earning the trust and respect of critics and the general public. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Communication |
| Encyclopedia of Race and Racism | Examines the anthropological, sociological, historical, economic, and scientific theories of race and racism in the modem era. Delves into the historic origins of ideas of race and racism and explores their social and scientific consequences. Includes biographies of significant theorists, as well as political and social leaders and notorious racists. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Sociology/Anthropology |
| Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development | The Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development focuses on the developmental process of religion and spirituality across the human life span. It offers insight into the characteristics of people and their contexts that interact to influence religious and spiritual development over time and provides readers with glimpses into the religious and spiritual developmental trajectories of people from all over the world, from many different religious and spiritual backgrounds. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Philosophy & Religious Studies |
| Encyclopedia of School Psychology | The Encyclopedia of School Psychology is a comprehensive guide to this field, featuring the latest research on school learning, motivation, and educational assessment. Approximately 250 entries by 175 contributing authors from psychology, education and counseling, child development, and special education address student success, behavior disorders, intelligence testing, learning disabilities, strategies to improve academic skills, and more. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Education |
| Encyclopedia of Social Psychology | The Encyclopedia of Social Psychology is designed as a simple, jargon-free introduction to the rapidly growing and important field. It includes more than 600 entries comprising an exhaustive list of the most important concepts. Entries provide brief, clear, and readable explanations to the vast number of ideas and concepts that make up the intellectual and scientific content in the area of social psychology. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Psychology |
| Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods | The SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods tackles topics not normally viewed as part of social science research methodology, from philosophical issues such as poststructuralism to advanced statistical techniques. In covering the full range of qualitative and quantitative data analyses, this key reference offers an integrated approach that allows the reader to choose the most appropriate and robust techniques to apply to each situation. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Sociology/Anthropology |
| Encyclopedia of Social Theory | The Encyclopedia of Social Theory addresses the roots of contemporary social theory, covering its developments, achievements, and prospects from its inception in the 18th century to the present. The encyclopedia examines the global landscape of all the key theories and the theorists behind them, presenting them in the context needed to understand their strengths and weaknesses. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Sociology/Anthropology |
| Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America | The Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America defines social welfare broadly to include education, informal mutual assistance, the development of the social work profession, and voluntary charitable activities as well as state supported public welfare activities. The coverage is therefore broad and interdisciplinary, including the fields of anthropology, health sciences, history, political science, social work, and sociology. The encyclopedia provides readers with basic information about the history of social welfare in Canada, Mexico, and the United States: how these three nations have dealt with social welfare issues, some similar across borders, others unique, as well as to describe important events, developments, and the lives and work of some key contributors to social welfare developments. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Social Work |
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| Encyclopedia of Terrorism | The Encyclopedia of Terrorism presents authoritative coverage of one of the world's most important topics. With more than 300 articles, the Encyclopedia provides detailed discussions of the who, what, where, when, and why of terrorism. The articles cover such topics as Al-Qaeda, biological terrorism, extremism, Saddam Hussein, jihad, Zacarias Moussaoui, and suicide bombers. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Law Enforcement |
| Encyclopedia of United States National Security | With over 750 entries, the Encyclopedia of United States National Security is a concise reference source to provide accurate and informative answers to the many challenging questions of how, why, when, and where national security has evolved. In addition to presenting historical facts and analyses, this encyclopedia is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to some of the more complicated and abstract questions concerning world politics and national security. A thoroughly interdisciplinary work, this encyclopedia views national security from historical, economic, political, and technological perspectives. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Law Enforcement |
| Encyclopedia of War & American Society | The Encyclopedia of War and American Society is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary historical work that examines the numerous ways wars affect societies. It covers a wide range of general thematic categories, issues, and topics that address not only the geopolitical effects of war, but also show how the U.S. engagement in national and international conflicts has affected the social and cultural arena. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Military Science |
| Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime | The Encyclopedia of White-Collar & Corporate Crime incorporates information about a variety of white-collar crimes, and provides examples of persons, statutes, companies, and convictions. The encyclopedia gathers history, definitions, examples, investigation, prosecution, assessments, challenges, and projections into one definitive reference work on the topic. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Law Enforcement |
| Encyclopedia of Women in the American West | Encyclopedia of Women of the American West captures the lives of more than 150 women who made their mark from the mid-1800s to the present, contextualizing their experiences and contributions to American society. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Women's Studies |
| Encyclopedia of World Poverty | he Encyclopedia of World Poverty provides extensive and current information, as well as insight into the contemporary debate on poverty. It contains over 800 original articles written by more than 125 renowned scholars. The entries contributing to this work explore poverty in various regions of the world, and examine the difficulties associated with the definition and measurement of poverty, along with its causes and effects. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Economics |
| Europa: Gateway to the European Union | The official website of the European Union, providing basic information on how the EU works, the latest EU news and events, and links to EU information on the websites of EU institutions and agencies. | Countries |
| European History Online | EHO examines 500 years of modern European history by transcending national, disciplinary and methodological boundaries. The subjects range from religion, politics, science and law, to art and music, as well as to the economy, technology and the military. "Surveys" provide background information and context. "Basic elements" describe and analyse specific transfer processes relevant to Europe. "Focus elements" contain materials and information on discrete aspects or introduce particular mediators that were significant for intercultural transfer processes. | History |
| FAO Statistical Yearbook | Provides a selection of indicators on food and agriculture by country. The data are drawn from FAOSTAT, the Organizations corporate statistical database (available at http://faostat.fao.org/ ), as well as several FAO divisions and other sources within the UN system. | Agriculture |
| Federal Consumer Information Center | The Federal Consumer Information Center (FCIC) helps federal agencies and departments develop and distribute useful information to the public. | Consumer Info |
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| Film Awards and Festivals Browser | Provides links to recent and historical information on hundreds of film award ceremonies and film festivals. | Movies & Reviews |
| FinAid! Financial Aid Information | Includes a glossary of financial aid terms as well as information about grants, loans and scholarships from both government and nongovernment sources. Also provides links to related sites. | Education |
| Flags of the World | Graphic representations of flags. Searchable by country, geographic location, keyword or title. | Countries |
| Fodors.com | Travel guide to countries, cities, hotels, restaurants and more. | Travel & Tourism |
| Funk & Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia | Over 25,000 entries (with images) on all topic areas. Updated annually.***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Encyclopedias, General |
| Gale Literary Index | A master index to author and title entries in the major literature series from Gale and its related publishers. The referenced books themselves will contain biographies of authors and critical essays on their writings. Many of the referenced books are on the shelves at WIU Libraries. Search by author's name, title of a literary work, or by author criteria such as birth date, death date, or nationality. | English & Journalism |
| Glossary of Insurance and Risk Management Terms | A comprehensive dictionary including more than 3,200 property and casualty insurance terms, from the International Risk Management Institute. | Marketing & Finance |
| Green Business: An A-to-Z Guide | Provides an overview of the key principles, approaches, strategies, and tools that businesses have used to reduce their environmental impacts and contribute to sustainability, as well as describing some of the firms that have taken steps to green their operations and products. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Encyclopedias, General |
| Green Cities: An A-to-Z Guide | Green Cities provides an overview of the key concepts that urban planners, policy makers, architects, engineers, and developers use to understand the sustainability dimensions of the urban environment. It identifies the cities that have taken steps to become greener, and discusses the strategies they have used. It reviews the broad concepts associated with green cities. It discusses technologies, infrastructures, and programs that contribute to the greening of cities. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Geography |
| Green Consumerism: an A-to-Z Guide | This encyclopedia endeavors to present a wide-ranging examination of green consumerism, one that reflects the complexity of the subject, and the diversity of views and debates surrounding the concept. The multiplicity of topics and disciplinary perspectives provides a useful survey of the nature of green consumerism, the forms that it takes, the issues that impact it, and the practices it involves. The entries illuminate the multifaceted and sometimes contested contours of green consumerism and the ways it is embedded and shaped in relation to wider cultural, economic, political, and environmental processes. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Economics |
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| Green Culture: An A-to-Z Guide | This volume provides an overview of the many elements of green culture and associated institutions, movements, organizations, and key actors and locations.The many entries are from diverse academic perspectives, and represent the latest thinking on the topics at hand. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Sociology/Anthropology |
| Green Education: An A-to-Z Guide | The entries in the Green Education volume seek to provide an historical perspective on the international and domestic treaties that have shaped the direction of the field today and expose you to current-day trends, examples, and challenges. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Education |
| Green Energy: An A-to-Z Guide | This volume provides an overview of the social and environmental dimensions of our energy system, and the key organizations, policy tools, and technologies that can help shape a green energy economy. Each entry draws on scholarship from across numerous disciplines in the social sciences, natural and physical sciences, and engineering. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Encyclopedias, General |
| Green Ethics and Philosophy: An A-to-Z Guide | Covers the history, theory, practice, and legal aspects of green ethics as well as the work of green ethicists. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Philosophy & Religious Studies |
| Green Food: An A-to-Z Guide | These entries help lay out the contours of the field of agrifood studies. They rely on scholars working in the fields of political ecology, rural sociology, geography, and environmental studies to paint a picture of agriculture and food’s past, present, and future. They look to provide the reader with a basic understanding of the institutions, practices, and concepts to help identify what is and is not a green food. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Agriculture |
| Green Health: An A-to-Z Guide | This volume aims to contribute to the translation of conceptual health into action by expatiating new understandings of the interconnectedness of human health, social systems, and nature. These “first word” articles will serve as templates for further developments, refinements, creative inventions, and interventions that should advance the global course of green health. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Health |
| Green Issues and Debates: An A-to-Z Guide | Drawing on multiple themes and concepts introduced in the other volumes of the Sage Green series, Green Issues and Debates addresses those topics, such as health, food, technology, culture, energy usage, and climate change. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Encyclopedias, General |
| Green Politics: An A-to-Z Guide | This collection of entries comprises some of the essential concepts, actors, institutions, and processes in green politics today. It draws on several academic arenas from economics and political science to political ecology and sociology, and focuses on a range of green issues from industrial pollution to indigenous rights. The collection attempts to provide the necessary explanatory frameworks, hypotheses, and case studies to advance important conversations about a just and sustainable future for human civilization. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Political Science |
| Green Technology: An A-to-Z Guide | This volume explores entries related to our understanding of the ways that technologies coproduce human civilization and vice versa. In addition to definitions of particular green technologies, this volume also examines concepts and frameworks for looking at the interface between technology, society, and the environment. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Encyclopedias, General |
| Handbook of Death & Dying | The Handbook of Death and Dying takes stock of the vast literature in the field of thanatology, arranging and synthesizing what has been an unwieldy body of knowledge into a concise, yet comprehensive reference work. It contains 100+ entries written by researcher in the fields of: Anthropology; Family Studies; History; Law; Medicine; Mortuary Science; Philosophy; Psychology; Social work; Sociology; and Theology. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Psychology |
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| Health Information (NIH) | Publications & fact sheets, ClinicalTrials.gov, health hotlines, A-Z topic index, institutes, MEDLINEplus, and other resources from the National Institutes of Health. | Health |
| Healthfinder.gov | Healthfinder is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human services information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. | Health |
| Healthlinks: AMA Style Guide | A quick guide to the American Medical Association Manual of Style by the University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries. | Style Manuals |
| Historical Statistics of the United States | Statistical tables and more than 37,000 data series covering the pre-colonial period through the present. | Statistics |
| Holocaust Encyclopedia | Hundreds of articles on all aspects of the Holocaust, from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. | History |
| Hoover's Company Records | Featuring profiles of more than 40,000 companies, 600 industries, and 225,000 key executives, Hoover's reports provide easy access to thorough and up-to-date business information. This comes to us via LexisNexis rather than directly, so once you're in LN, type Hoovers into the top box and change the pulldown menu to "company name." Select Hoover's Company & Industry Reports in the list of sources below, then click the red "search" button. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Companies & Industries |
| Household Products Database | Lists product ingredients, describes potential health effects, and details safety and handling procedures. Search by product name or type, ingredient, or manufacturer,or browse by category such auto products, inside the home, pesticides, landscape, personal care, home maintenance, arts & crafts, pet care, and home office. | Consumer Info |
| How Products Are Made | Explains and details the manufacturing process of products, from daily household items to complicated electronic equipment and heavy machinery. Provides step-by-step descriptions of the assembly and the manufacturing process. Each product entry discusses background, how the item works, who invented the product, raw materials that were used, product applications, by-products that are generated, etc. Brief inventor biographies are also included. | Consumer Info |
| Index of American Universities | Provides links to homepages of colleges and universities granting bachelor and advanced degress in the United States. | Education |
| Index to Plays in Collections at WIU | If you cannot find a play script under its own title in our catalog (WestCat), use this tool to determine whether WIU owns the play as part of a larger anthology or collection (i.e. Best Plays of...). | Books, Periodicals, & Publishing |
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| Infobel | An index of online phone books, with over 400 links to yellow pages, white pages, business directories, email addresses and fax listings from over 170 countries around the world. | Phone Numbers & Zip Codes |
| Information Please Almanac | Fast facts in the areas of: World & News, United States, History & Gov't, Biography, Sports, Arts & Ent., Business, Calendar & Holidays, Health & Science, as well as a Homework Center and various calculator and conversion tools. | Almanacs & Fast Facts |
| Intellicast.com | Local, national, and global weather information, including interactive weather maps, extended forecasts, hourly forecasts, past observations, and historic averages. Radar, infrared, and satellite weather imaging. | Weather |
| International Directory of Company Histories | Histories provide a company overview, describe major marketing campaigns and notable activities,highlight principal competitors, and offer a list of further readings. Volumes 100 onward are full-text online. Volumes 1-114 are available in the print reference collections at both Malpass and WIU Libraries-Quad Cities.***WIU ID required for off-campus online access.*** | Companies & Industries |
| International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies | The International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies offers a comprehensive overview of many of the major ideas, concepts, terms, and approaches that characterize this diverse field of organization studies. It brings together a team of international contributors from the fields of management, psychology, sociology, communications, education, political science, public administration, anthropology, law, and other related areas. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Management |
| International Financial Statistics | International statistics and economic data from the IMF on more than 200 countries, from 1945 to the present. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Economics |
| International Trade Statistics Yearbook (Comtrade) | This United Nations resource offers two types of trade data: trade by country and trade by commodity. Trade by commodity provides information on the world trade of individual commodities (3-digit SITC groups) and eleven world trade tables covering trade values and indices. | Economics |
| Internet Acronym Server | Search by acronym or word producing either an alphabetical listing of acronyms or listings of acronyms containing a particular word. | Dictionaries & Thesauri |
| Internet Movie Database (IMDB) | Provides a wide variety of search options including movie titles, cast/crew names, plot summaries and some reviews. | Movies & Reviews |
| Job Search (CareerOneStop) | Sponsored by the US Department of Labor, this site provides links to state-operated job banks and general employment information. | Jobs & Careers |
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| Korea at a Glance | The online version of the Handbook of Korea. Contains information about the Korean economy, culture, life, tourism, and sports. | Countries |
| LEO Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch | Online English to German and German to English dictionary. Includes definitions, derivations, pronunciation help, idioms, and verb conjugations. | Foreign Languages & Literature |
| Life Insurers Fact Book | Each year the Fact Book provides statistics and information on trends in the life insurance industry. Specific topics covered include assets, liabilities, income, expenditures, reinsurance, life insurance, and annuities. | Marketing & Finance |
| MapQuest | An interactive website atlas that calculates driving times, gives travel directions, and other navigational information. | Maps & Atlases |
| Maps of the Americas | Includes maps of the Americas, primarily from the CIA. U.S. maps include historical and census maps with metropolitan area and county outline maps for each state. | Maps & Atlases |
| MarketWatch Market Screener | Allows you to choose one of four major exchanges, then rank the companies by any of ten market criteria, e.g., most active by dollars traded, largest net price loss, 52-week highs by % price gain. | Marketing & Finance |
| MayoClinic.com | Updated daily, this website is produced by a team of physicians, scientists, writers, and educators affiliated with the Mayo Clinic. | Health |
| MedlinePlus | MedlinePlus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 800 diseases and conditions. There are directories, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, easy-to-understand tutorials on common conditions, tests, and treatments, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials. | Health |
| Merck Manual Online | Searchable version of "the world's most widely used general medical text." | Health |
| Mergent Corporate Manuals | Full-text company histories, business descriptions, financial statements for the years 1909 to the present. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Companies & Industries |
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| Merriam Webster Online Search | Searchable version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th Edition), Webster's Third New International Dictionary (Unabridged) and Collegiate Thesaurus, as well as Spanish-English and medical dictionaries. Links to Visual Online Dictionary and ESL Learner's Dictionary. | Dictionaries & Thesauri |
| Metric Conversions.org | Offers metric conversion charts and calculators, as well as downloadable and printable conversion tables for temperature, weight, length, area, and volume. | Measures, Money, Time, & Dates |
| MLA Directory of Periodicals | Publication info (e.g., addresses, advertising rates, submission guidelines) about MLA-indexed periodicals. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Books, Periodicals, & Publishing |
| Monster.com | A global online network for careers, connecting companies with job-seekers. | Jobs & Careers |
| Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online | Monthly, quarterly, and annual tables with current economic statistics and trends for most of the countries and areas of the world. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Statistics |
| MRI Plus | Product, advertising, and marketing data from Mediamark Research & Intelligence. This is a subscription database that always requires a login. You can create your own or use the WIU login, which you can get by calling, e-mailing, or IMing the Malpass Library Reference Desk. [Note: You must be on campus to create a login, but thereafter you can use it from anywhere.] | Marketing & Finance |
| National Accounts Official Country Info | National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables contains detailed national accounts data for most countries and areas of the world. The national data for each country and area are presented in separate chapters using uniform table headings and classifications recommended in the United Nations System of National Accounts 1993 (1993 SNA). Data availability varies across countries and fiscal years as not all UN member countries are able to provide a complete set of data. | Economics |
| NCIKU: Online English Chinese Dictionary | An online dictionary with English and Chinese for language learners. Word, Pinyin, radical, and handdrawn character search options. | Foreign Languages & Literature |
| NewsLink: Newspapers of the World | Offers links to major news sources including newspapers, magazines, radio/TV broadcasters, international resources, and more. | News & Current Events |
| O*Net | Occupational Information Network is a skills-based occupational database produced by the Dept. of Labor to replace the Dictionary of Occupational Titles. | Jobs & Careers |
| Occupational Outlook Handbook | Online edition of print version. Includes information about careers: job descriptions, training needed and outlook for future employment. | Jobs & Careers |
| Official U.S. Time | From the U.S. Naval Observatory Time Service Department (the official source of time used in the United States) and the National Institute of Standards & Technology. Select your time zone to see the correct time. | Measures, Money, Time, & Dates |
| OneLook Dictionary | Searches over 4 million words in more than 800 online dictionaries. | Dictionaries & Thesauri |
| OnlineConversion.com | Provides forms to convert length, weight, volume, area, temperature and more. | Measures, Money, Time, & Dates |
| OnlineNewspapers.com | This site lists the websites of over 4,000 newspapers (from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe). | News & Current Events |
| Oxford English Dictionary | Historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Dictionaries & Thesauri |
| Oxford Music Online | Index to entries on music and musicians, with images and audio. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Music |
| Peterson's College Guides | Online versions of the printed guides. Guides to undergraduate, graduate and vocational-technical school. Searchable by name or location. Includes a section on postgraduate education for executives. | Education |
| PollingReport.com | An "independent, nonpartisan resource" on trends in American public opinion. | Political Science |
| Project Vote Smart | Nonpartisan information about congressional office holders including voting records and performance evaluations from special interest groups. Additional information about presidential candidates, campaign finance, names and addresses of representatives, and individual political issues. | Political Science |
| Regional Economic Conditions (RECON) | Use RECON to drill down to any state, MSA, or county to view standard graphs, tables, and maps depicting economic conditions and how they have changed over time. Economic data is arranged by geography. RECON contains a 'shopping cart' feature that allows the user to assemble charts and tables of interest and then print them together at the end of their session. | Economics |
| Roll Call | Roll Call is a unique newspaper that covers the United States Congress. Published four times per week when Congress is in session (once per week when in recess), Roll Call covers House and Senate activity and the people and issues involved in the Congressional arena. Users can rely on Roll Call for news about Members and their staffs; campaign news, finance and race-by-race analysis; issue briefs; analyses of House and Senate legislative activity and upcoming events; lobbying information; and general news about Capitol Hill. Columnists such as Morton Kondracke, Stuart Rothenberg, Norman Ornstein and Donna Brazile are also published in Roll Call. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Political Science |
| S9.com Biographical Dictionary | Covers more than 28,000 notable women and men, from ancient times to the present day. | Biography |
| Samuel French Catalogue Search | Search the Samuel French catalog of plays by type of play, genre, casting requirements, type of performing group, use of play (monologues, auditions), and from lists of award winners. | Books, Periodicals, & Publishing |
| Saskia Digital Archive | 30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture, and architecture. Covers art, archaeology, classical artifacts, and architecture from antiquity to present day. | Art |
| Snopes.com: Urban Legends Reference Page | Fact checking on urban legends, common fallacies, misinformation, old wives' tales, strange news stories, rumors, celebrity gossip, and similar items. | Almanacs & Fast Facts |
| Society at a Glance 2011 - OECD Social Indicators | Offers a concise overview of quantitative social trends and policies across the OECD. Includes information on social issues such as demography & family characteristics, employment & unemployment, poverty & inequality, social & health care expenditure, and trust & tolerance. | Statistics |
| Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics | Contains state data on arrests, budgets, crimes, criminals, prisoners, sentences, and surveys. | Law Enforcement |
| Standard & Poor's Net Advantage | Corporate, business & financial information including: stocks/bonds/mutual funds, company profiles, corporation registries. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Companies & Industries |
| Standard Directory of Advertising Agencies/Advertisers | Online version of the "Red Books" combines the most comprehensive directory of advertising agencies in the U.S. and Canada and the most comprehensive source for information on the advertising practices of 24,000 U.S. and Canadian companies spending a minimum of $200,000 on national and regional advertising. This comes to us via LexisNexis rather than directly, so once you're in LN, type your company in the first box (e.g., Catapult Direct (agency) or Green Mountain Energy), change the corresponding pulldown to "Company Name," and click the red Search box. The results screen will list a variety of profiling sources, which can include SDAA. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Marketing & Finance |
| Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy | An authoritative and comprehensive encyclopedia devoted to the academic discipline of philosophy, regularly updated. | Philosophy & Religious Studies |
| State Government Information | Organized by the Library of Congress, includes links to state sites, organizations, and state maps. | Political Science |
| State of Illinois Federal & State Officers | One of several Directories of Officials available online from the Illinois State Board of Elections. Also included are directories of county officers, judicial officers, and party precinct committeemen. | Phone Numbers & Zip Codes |
| Statistical Abstract of the United States | The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. Includes tables and graphs. Searchable by subject. | Statistics |
| Switchboard.com | U.S. phone number database. Search for businesses by name or category and location. Search for a person or do a reverse lookup on a phone number. | Phone Numbers & Zip Codes |
| ThisNation | ThisNation.com is dedicated to providing factual, unbiased information about government and politics in the United States of America. It contains a library of historical documents and an introductory American Government e-textbook. Library includes famous Supreme Court decisions, Executive Orders, war messages, foreign policy statements, inaugural addresses, State of the Union addresses, public laws & resolutions, political essays & speeches, treaties, pacts & agreements, constitutions of other nations. | Political Science |
| Thomas (US Legislative Info) | Offers full text of recent and current bills from Congress. Searchable by bill number or by key word(s). Current bills also searchable by subject and popular title. Other legislative information links provided. | Law |
| ThomasNet | ThomasNet enables the user to search by qualified manufacturer, distributor, MRO provider or custom manufacturer, or to search by product using an engineer-built classification system. | Companies & Industries |
| TimeAndDate.com | A collection of tools related to time, time zones, calendars, astronomical phases, and dates. Create custom calendars displaying moon phases, holidays, and observances. | Measures, Money, Time, & Dates |
| U.S. Congressional Serial Set Maps | City, county, state, and national maps (U.S.) published as part of U.S. Congressional Serial Set from 1817-1980. The more than 50,000 maps in the U.S. Congressional Serial Set range from the great atlases to small individual maps clarifying very specific land questions, to the great triangulation surveys, to weekly weather maps. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Maps & Atlases |
| U.S. Economics and Statistics Administration | This resource provides access to current national economic data from a number of federal agencies. | Economics |
| Ulrich's International Periodicals | Data on over 210,000 regularly published and irregularly issued serials; publisher contact info. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Books, Periodicals, & Publishing |
| Ultimate List of Calculators | Lists numerous websites that estimate, calculate, evaluate, translate, etc. | Measures, Money, Time, & Dates |
| UNESCO Data Centre | The UNESCO Institute for Statistics's page for cross-nationally comparable statistics on education, science and technology, culture, and communication for more than 200 countries and territories. | Education |
| Universal Currency Converter | The Universal Currency Converter allows you to perform interactive foreign exchange rate conversion. | Measures, Money, Time, & Dates |
| USA City Link | Links to city and state web sites providing primarily tourist oriented information. Descriptions of locations of interest, historic sites, museums, lodging and restaurants. Some sites also include information about local governments and organizations. | Travel & Tourism |
| Value Line Investment Survey | Stock market reports and industry reviews. Including price performance, projections of key financial measures, and commentary. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Companies & Industries |
| Wall Street Journal Market Data Center | Data on stock indexes, stocks, currencies, mutual funds, treasury bills and notes, bonds, ETFs, and more. | Marketing & Finance |
| Weather @ CNN | CNN provides current weather conditions, maps, and the forecast. Defaults to Macomb, IL/WIU area. | Weather |
| Weather History | Find daily, weekly, and monthly historical weather data for a city/zip code or by airport code. | Weather |
| Weather.com | Get current weather information and forecasting (including Local Doppler and Regional Satellite images). Defaults to Macomb, IL/WIU area. | Weather |
| Who's Who | Biographical information from 20 major Who's Who titles including: Who's Who in America; Who Was Who in America; Who's Who in the Midwest; Who's Who in the World; Who's Who of American Women; Who's Who in Finance & Business. Available via LexisNexis Academic. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Biography |
| World Almanac | Simultaneously search the World Almanac and Book of Facts, World Almanac of the U.S.A., World Almanac of U.S. Politics, World Almanac for Kids, and Funk & Wagnall's New Encyclopedia; updated annually. ***WIU ID required for off-campus access.*** | Almanacs & Fast Facts |
| World Bank: E-Library | An online, fully cross-searchable portal of over 5,000 World Bank documents. | Economics |
| World Bank: World Development Indicators | Subsets of the World Development Indicators (WDI) covering 209 countries from 1960 to 2008 translated into Spanish, French and Arabic. | Economics |
| World Clock - Time Zones | Displays the current time in all parts of the world. | Measures, Money, Time, & Dates |
| World Resources Reports | The World Resources Institute's yearly collection of data and in-depth analysis on current environmental issues, focusing on: Climate, Energy & Transport, Governance & Access, Markets & Enterprise, and People & Ecosystems. | Countries |
| WWWJDIC | Search English to Japanese or Japanese to English using roman characters, furigana, or kanji. Look up kanji by radical or hand-drawing to see info on readings and meanings. | Foreign Languages & Literature |
| Yahoo News | Up-to-the-minute global news and information from the Associated Press, CNN, NPR, Reuters and other news organizations (via Yahoo). | News & Current Events |
| yourDictionary.com | yourDictionary.com is a substantial collection of dictionaries on the web (more than 1500 dictionaries representing more than 230 languages). | Dictionaries & Thesauri |
| Zip Code Lookup | Provides zip codes for addresses entered, full addresses for companies when name and city/state data are entered. Entering a zip code will result in the corresponding city and state. | Phone Numbers & Zip Codes |
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