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Environmental Studies
Encyclopedia of Earth
A free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society.
Encyclopedia of Environment and Society [Rutgers Restricted]
Explores socio-environmental issues related to themes such as agriculture, animals, biology and chemistry, climate, conservation and ecology, countries, geography, history, movements and regulations, organizations, people, politics, pollution, and society.
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes "articles that explore major topics related to global warming and climate change—-ranging geographically from the North Pole to the South Pole, and thematically from social effects to scientific causes." Electronic version of the 3 volume print resource.
Encyclopedia of Water Science [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides coverage on vital issues including current laws and regulations; irrigation management; agricultural water economics; agroforestry; erosion control; nutrient best management practices; and water sanitation.
Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia
From the National Park Service, the encyclopedia summarizes information on environmental toxicology as related to fish, wildlife, invertebrates, and other non-human living resources
Environmental Issues: Essential Primary Sources [Rutgers Restricted]
Covers the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries with "full or excerpted documents---speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art---as well as overview information that places each document in context."
History in Dispute [Rutgers Restricted]
"Addresses heavily debated questions by offering different critical perspectives on major historical events, drawn from all time periods and from all parts of the globe."
Pollution Issues
Information on a variety of pollution issues, with articles ranging from topical essays on subjects such as acid rain, cancer, noise pollution, and zero growth population to biographies on key figures. Based on the Thomson Gale print publication, Pollution A-Z.
General Social Science
Gale Virtual Reference Library [Rutgers Restricted]
An extensive collection of encyclopedias, handbooks, and other reference sources covering a broad range of humanities, social science, science, and multidisciplinary areas.
Sage eReference Encyclopedias [Rutgers Restricted]
A large collection of authoritative encyclopedias in a broad range of fields including multidisciplinary areas such as anthropology, environment, health, and psychology.
Country Studies: Area Handbook Series
Searchable versions of the Handbooks published by the Library of Congress and sponsored by the Department of the Army. Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political; economic; social; and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they're shaped by cultural factors.
Encyclopedia of Evaluation [Rutgers Restricted]
Covers "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)."
Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics [Rutgers Restricted]
"Offers cross-disciplinary coverage, with contributions from and applications to the fields of Psychology, Education, Sociology, Human Development, Political Science, Business and Management, Public Health, and others." Electronic version of the print resource.
Encyclopedia of Survey Research Methods [Rutgers Restricted]
"Covers all major facets of survey research methodology, from selecting the sample design and the sampling frame, designing and pretesting the questionnaire, data collection, and data coding, to the thorny issues surrounding diminishing response rates, confidentiality, privacy, informed consent and other ethical issues, data weighting, and data analyses." Electronic version of the 2 volume print resource.
International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences [Rutgers Restricted]
An online version of the 26 volume set containing scholarly essays on a wide range of topics in the social and behavioral sciences.
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes articles on a wide range of topics in social science research and practice with the majority being devoted to the concepts, theories, and methods of anthropology, economics, geography, history, law, political science, psychiatry, psychology, sociology, and statistics. Electronic version of the 17 volume print resource.
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (2nd ed.) [Rutgers Restricted]
"Covers scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since the publication of the original international edition. Highlights the expanding influence of economics in social science research and features new articles and biographies contributed by scholars from around the world on a wide array of global topics in the social sciences." Electronic version of the 9 volume 2nd edition of the print resource.
SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods [Rutgers Restricted]
"Entries cover every major facet of qualitative methods, including access to research participants, data coding, research ethics, the role of theory in qualitative research, and much more." Electronic version of the print resource.
SAGE Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods [Rutgers Restricted]
"Features two major types of entries: definitions, consisting of a paragraph or two, provide a quick explanation of a methodological term; and topical treatments or essays discussing the nature, history, application/example and implication of using a certain method." Electronic version of the 3 volume print resource.
World Factbook
From the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the Factbook includes maps and detailed information on the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for countries worldwide.
Geography
Columbia Gazetteer of North America
A full-text searchable version covering every incorporated place and county in the United States, along with several thousand unincorporated places, special-purpose sites, and physical features, as well as Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science [Rutgers Restricted]
Covers themes such as conceptual foundations, cartography and visualization, design aspects, data manipulation, data modeling, geocomputation, geospatial data, societal issues, spatial analysis, and organizational and institutional aspects. Electronic version of the print resource.
Encyclopedia of Human Geography [Rutgers Restricted]
This electronic version of the multidisciplinary print resource covers cartography/geographical information systems, economic geography, geographic theory and history, political geography, social/cultural geography, and urban geography.
Geo-data: the World Geographical Encyclopedia [Rutgers Restricted]
Detailed descriptions of the physical geography of countries throughout the world.
World Factbook
From the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the Factbook includes maps and detailed information on the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for countries worldwide.
Labor and Employment Studies
Encyclopedia of Career Development [Rutgers Restricted]
"This multidisciplinary resource examines career-related issues from psychological, sociological, educational, counseling, organizational behavior, and human resource management perspectives."
Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology [Rutgers Restricted]
"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." Electronic version of the 2 volume print resource.
Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides a broad basis for understanding the issues, technologies, theories, applications, opportunities, challenges, and emerging technologies. Searchable, with full text articles in PDF format.
Encyclopedia of Leadership [Rutgers Restricted]
Explores leadership theories and practice with perspectives relating to business, management, history, politics, communication, psychology, and other disciplines. Electronic version of the 4 volume print resource.
Encyclopedia of Public Relations [Rutgers Restricted]
Covers topics such crisis communications and management, cyberspace, ethics, global public relations, groups, history, jargon, management, media, organizations, practitioners, and theories and models. Electronic version of the 2 volume print resource.
International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies [Rutgers Restricted]
"Offers a comprehensive overview of many of the major ideas, concepts, terms, and approaches that characterize this diverse field" with "contributors from the fields of management, psychology, sociology, communications, education, political science, public administration, anthropology, law, and other related areas." Electronic version of the print resource.
St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide: Major Events in Labor History and Their Impact [Rutgers Restricted]
"Provides in-depth analysis of more than 300 key events in labor history over the last 200 years, focusing on the relevance of these events to both the labor movement as a whole and to societal changes around the world." Electronic version of the 2 volume print resource.
Latin America, Caribbean, Spanish & Portuguese Studies
Country Studies: Area Handbook Series
Searchable versions of the Handbooks published by the Library of Congress and sponsored by the Department of the Army. Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political; economic; social; and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they're shaped by cultural factors.
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes regional overviews, with surveys of musical heritage, traditions and themes, as well as descriptions of specific musical genres, practices, and performances. Electronic version of the 10 volume print resource.
History in Dispute [Rutgers Restricted]
"Addresses heavily debated questions by offering different critical perspectives on major historical events, drawn from all time periods and from all parts of the globe."
World Factbook
From the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the Factbook includes maps and detailed information on the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for countries worldwide.
Latino Studies
Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society [Rutgers Restricted]
"Describes over a hundred racial and ethnic groups, with additional thematic essays discussing broad topics that cut across group boundaries and impact society at large." Electronic version of the 3 volume print resource.
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America [Rutgers Restricted]
"Contains 8,000 to 12,000 word essays on specific culture groups in the United States, emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, and languages in addition to providing information on historical background and settlement patterns. Also covers ethnoreligious groups such as Jews, Chaldeans, and Amish. Each essay lists organizations and research centers; name, address, and contact information for periodicals, radio, and television stations; and a further readings section." Electronic version of the 6 volume 2nd edition of the print resource.
Library and Information Science
Encyclopedia of Communication and Information [Rutgers Restricted]
"Explores the full spectrum of communication, from careers to information technologies, in an interdisciplinary fashion. Emphasis is on both historical and current issues, topics, and people." Electronic version of the 3 volume print resource.
Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology [Rutgers Restricted]
Searchable version of the 2 volume encyclopedia covering key issues, terms, and concepts and including full text articles in PDF format.
Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science [Rutgers Restricted]
Covers themes such as conceptual foundations, cartography and visualization, design aspects, data manipulation, data modeling, geocomputation, geospatial data, societal issues, spatial analysis, and organizational and institutional aspects. Electronic version of the print resource.
Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides coverage of a wide range of HCI related topics such as concepts, design, usability, evaluation, innovations, and applications. Searchable, with full text articles in PDF format.
Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides a broad basis for understanding the issues, technologies, theories, applications, opportunities, challenges, and emerging technologies. Searchable, with full text articles in PDF format.
Linguistics
Encyclopedia of Bilingual Education [Rutgers Restricted]
Explores the "subject from multiple perspectives: its history, policy, classroom practice, instructional design, and research bases. Shows connections between bilingual education and related subjects, such as linguistics, education equity issues, socio-cultural diversity, and the nature of demographic change in the United States. Documents the history of bilingual education in the last half of the 20th century and summarizes its roots in earlier periods. Discusses important legislation and litigation documents" Electronic version of the 2 volumes print resource.
Middle Eastern Studies
Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film [Rutgers Restricted]
Covers countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa including the former Soviet republics, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, The Maghreb, Palestine, and Turkey. Content includes history and major issues, biographical information on leading directors and actors, filmographies, and related information.
Country Studies: Area Handbook Series
Searchable versions of the Handbooks published by the Library of Congress and sponsored by the Department of the Army. Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political; economic; social; and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they're shaped by cultural factors.
Dictionary of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict [Rutgers Restricted]
"Covers the history of the conflict, going back to the birth of Zionism at the end of the 19th century. The two-volume set covers five Arab-Israeli wars, and provides biographies of political personnel in Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and the occupied territories."
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa [Rutgers Restricted]
"Covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with major sections on Colonialism and Imperialism, the World Wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the United Nations' involvement in the region. Each country in the region is reviewed, detailing its population, economy, and government." Electronic version of the 4 volume 2nd edition of the print resource.
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes regional overviews, with surveys of musical heritage, traditions and themes, as well as descriptions of specific musical genres, practices, and performances. Electronic version of the 10 volume print resource.
History in Dispute [Rutgers Restricted]
"Addresses heavily debated questions by offering different critical perspectives on major historical events, drawn from all time periods and from all parts of the globe."
LookLex / Encyclopaedia
Formerly the Encyclopaedia of the Orient, the site provides extensive information on North Africa and the Middle East accessible via an alphabetical index or a search interface.
World Factbook
From the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the Factbook includes maps and detailed information on the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for countries worldwide.
