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Title and Description	Some Fulltext	Coverage
ABSEES (American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies) (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)		1990-current
North American (U.S. and Canadian) scholarship on East-Central Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet Union. Contains references to journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, and more.
African American Song (Alexander Street Press)
Collection of African American music in genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives, among others.
African Journals Online		Dates vary. Most from 1999-current.
Tables of contents and abstracts from over 180 African-published peer-reviewed journals with links to full text if available.
Bibliography of Asian Studies (University of Michigan)		1971-current
Index to articles, books, book chapters, etc., on East, Southeast, and South Asia (especially humanities and social sciences)
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) (Columbia University)		1991-current
Covers theory and research in international affairs. Includes working papers from university research institutes, books, journals, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, conference proceedings, policy briefs and economic indicators. Also includes maps and country data and more.
Clase/Periodica (FirstSearch)		1978-current
Consists of 2 databases: CLASE (Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales and Humanidades) and PERIODICA (Indice de Revistas Latinoamericanas en Ceincias), which can be searched together or separately. Sources are in Spanish, Portuguese, French and English.
DDRS (Declassified Documents Reference System) (Gale)		1940s-1970s
Contains previously classified government documents covering major domestic and international events since the end of World War II. Documents include cabinet meeting minutes, correspondence, diary entries, intelligence reports, political analyses and technical studies from the White House, State Department, National Security Agency, FBI, and CIA.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography		1000-1930
History and culture of the people of Canada.
Digital National Security Archive (Chadwyck Healey)
Significant primary documents central to US foreign and military policy since 1945. Largest collection of contemporary declassified national security information outside the United States Government. Comprised of 15 collections, each of which contains a diverse range of policy documents including presidential directives, memos, etc.
Early Canadiana Online (Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions)
Digital versions of texts of works from Canada's heritage. Includes Canadian Women's History, Champlain Society Publications, Colonial Government Journals, English Canadian Literature, and more.
EM-DAT: International Disasters Data Base		1988-current
Essential core data on the occurrence and effects of over 12,800 mass disasters in the world from 1900 to present compiled from various sources, including UN agencies, non-governmental organisations, insurance companies, research institutes and press agencies.
Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) (Library of Congress)		1936-current
Bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, the multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities.
Hispanic American Periodical Index (HAPI) (University of California at Los Angeles)		1970-current
The principal index to articles on Latin America and Hispanic Americans in the US, it includes journals in the social sciences and humanities published in the Western world since 1970. Journals indexed are those devoted exclusively to Latin American and Caribbean themes. Book reviews are also indexed.
Index Islamicus (CSA)		1906-current
Indexes literature (journals, conference proceedings, monographs, etc.) on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world from 1906-current. Includes not only work written about the Middle East, but also about the other main Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, plus Muslim minorities elsewhere.
Index of Articles on Jewish Studies (Jewish National and University Library)		1966-current
Material listed in Rambi is compiled from thousands of periodicals and from collections of articles - in Hebrew, Yiddish, and European languages- mainly from the holdings of the Jewish National and University Library, a world center for research on the Jewish people and Eretz Israel.
International Political Science Abstracts (Sage)		2007-current
Non-evaluative abstracts of articles in the field of political science published in major political science journals (and yearbooks) all over the world
PAIS International (CSA)		1915-1976 (Archive) and 1972-current
Indexes journals, books, hearings, reports, government publications, etc., on global public policy and social issues. Covers banking and public finance, culture and religion, economic conditions, education, energy and environment, health conditions, human rights, international relations, media, science and technology, and more.
Pew Hispanic Center		2001-current
The Pew Hispanic Center has as its prime mission "to improve understanding of the U.S. Hispanic population and to chronicle Latinos' growing impact on the entire nation." To achieve this goal, the Center has embarked on a number of ambitious projects, including a regular program of research papers, performing an annual survey of Latino attitudes, and communicating these findings to policy-makers, business leaders, and various media organizations.
Smithsonian Global Sound
A virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. Includes American folk music, blues, American Indian, jazz, classical, spoken word and sounds, and more.
United Nations, Official Documents of the		1993-
Full-text of official documents of the United Nations.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations (Gale)		11th ed., 2004
Information on 200 countries and dependencies from around the world. Entries discuss a variety of topics in detail, from banking and securities to climate, from government data to demographic statistics. Also includes biographical essays on national leaders. Part of Gale Virtual Reference Library.