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Databases
Africa Knowledge Project, known as AKP, promotes Critical African Studies. It disseminates Africa-centered, evidence-based knowledge on Africa and African Diaspora.
Archive of EIU annual Country Profiles 1996-2008. See Country Report for analysis and data 2009 +.
Political and economic analysis and forecasts for 189 countries. Continuously updated. Links to ViewsWire Data Tool to download and export numbers.
Development Bookshelf is a specialist peer-reviewed and evidence-based book database that includes the collective learning of multiple agencies and development professionals across a variety of specialist areas including Agriculture, Climate Change, Energy, Disaster Risk Reduction, Enterprise and Business Development, Gender, NGO Management, Sustainability, Technology and Water .
Publication coverage: 1886 - present
Publication coverage: 1972 - present
Indexes and abstracts covering the full spectrum of gender-related scholarship, including gender studies, ethnic studies, health issues and sexual diversity.Publication coverage: 1974 - present
GEOBASE consists of the latest information on the earth sciences, ecology, geology, human and physical geography, and environmental sciences, focusing on, and highlighting, the human and social impacts on both.
Full text of digitized departmental publications.
Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) History
The Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History provides a global view of the history of LGBTQ, covering significant figures and events worldwide.Ask Us
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New / Trial Databases
The following databases are newly acquired or being evaluated for a future subscription:
- Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture since 1940
Primary sources on social, political, health, and legal issues affecting LGBTQ communities around the world, such as the gay rights movement, activism, and the HIV/AIDS crisis. - African American Newspapers Series I, 1827 - 1998
Provides online access to U.S. newspapers chronicling a century and a half of the African American experience. This collection features papers from more than 35 states, including many rare and historically significant 19th century titles. - African American Periodicals 1825 - 1995
A collection of African American periodicals covering Antebellum to Contemporary eras. Includes academic and political journals, commercial magazines, institutional newsletters, bulletins, annual reports and other genres. - Conference Board of Canada e-Data
Thousands of downloadable economic indicators via forecast and historical databases covering Canada, the Provinces, Metropolitan CMAs, Industry Sectors and the U.S. Also Consumer and Business Confidence datasets - Investment Arbitration Reporter
News and analysis service focusing on the international law that applies to foreign investment, particularly the international treaties and arbitration claims that arise in this context