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general research resources @ CSC library

Databases | Websites | Statistics


online databases

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,500 journals, including more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles.

Access World News The electronic editions of record for local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources; includes world map

American National Biography Full Text biographies of prominent Americans

CQ Researcher weekly reports covers current and controversial issues of the day. It provides summaries, pros and cons, bibliographies and more.

Credo Reference A collection of online Reference Books

netLibrary e-books
Newspaper Source (EBSCO) cover-to-cover full text for 25 national & international newspapers. Full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided.

Oxford Online Reference A collection of online Reference Books

Proquest Databases full text journal and newspaper articles

EJS E-Journals (EBSCO) articles
SearchAll search all CSC's databases and the online catalog at the same time


websites

Information Please Almanac

International Links

New Hampshire links

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection Online maps from University of Texas, Austin.

Pew Research Center provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world: conducts public opinion polling and social science research; reports news and analyzes news coverage; does not take positions on policy issues.

Center for American Women and Politics The CAWP, a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, is nationally recognized as the leading source of scholarly research and current data about American women's political participation.

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Statistics

American Fact Finder US Census Bureau statistics
CensusScope Portal to Census 2000 data

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FDIC Bank Data & Statistics includes databases and reports about FDIC-insured institutions, financial information and reports, and bank rating services. Ownership filings, uniform bank performance reports, deposit market share reports, historical statistics on banking, and more.

Fedstats.gov access to full range of official statistical information produced by the Federal Government from any Federal agency
OFFSTATS Official statistics on the Web, from University of New Zealand

Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2008 the standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States

Statistical Resources on the Web from University of Michigan

UNdata This portal combines 15 databases and 55 million records from different UN agencies, with more sets anticipated in the future. Major topics include agriculture, employment, education, energy, environment, health, human development, industry, information and communication technology, population, refugees, trade, and tourism.

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