Global Resources: Reference Sources

This guide provides information resources for global study.

Credo Reference

Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Business, education, literature, medicine, religion, science, social sciences, and technology.
CONTENTS: text. COVERAGE: 30+ electronic reference books, including the International Directory of Company Histories (v.1/1988 -) and World Literature and its Times (v.1 - 8/ 1999 - 2006). DATES: varies. UPDATES: as titles added. VENDOR: Gale.

IMF International Financial Statistics This link opens in a new window
Economic & Financial Statistics from International Monetary Fund (IMF)
CONTENTS: economic & financial statistics from International Monetary Fund (IMF). COVERAGE: 32,000 time series covering more than 200 countries and areas, including balance of payments, exchange rates, interest rates, prices, etc.. DATES: 1950’s forward. UPDATES: monthly. VENDOR: International Monetary Fund.
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences - ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Anthropology, economics, political science and sociology
Contents: Citations, abstracts, text. Coverage: Bibliographic references to journal articles and to books, reviews and selected chapters dating back to 1951. Dates: 1951 – current. Updates: Daily. Vendor: Proquest.

International Encyclopedia of Communication This link opens in a new window
Communication
CONTENTS: text, images. COVERAGE: authoritative and up-to-date scholarship in the field of communications. VENDOR: Blackwell Reference Online.
International Encyclopedia of Dance This link opens in a new window
All aspects of dance; as well as music, costumes, performances, and biographies of dances and choreographers.
CONTENTS: text, images, links. COVERAGE: 2,000 articles by scholars from 50 countries. DATES: c. 1998; 2005. VENDOR: Oxford University Press.
THOMAS This link opens in a new window
Federal legislation.
CONTENTS: text, images, links. COVERAGE: legislative publications of the U.S. government. DATES: 1973+. UPDATES: daily. VENDOR: Library of Congress.
World Bank Development Report Online This link opens in a new window
The World Bank's World Development Reports
CONTENTS: text. COVERAGE: full text of all World Development Reports. DATES: 1978+. UPDATES: annually. VENDOR: World Bank.
World Factbook This link opens in a new window
Political, economic, and demographic information.
CONTENTS: text, images. COVERAGE: countries of the world. DATES: current year. UPDATES: annual. VENDOR: CIA.