Librarian
Books and Articles
Key research databases
- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowSearches through citations, subject headings, and some abstracts
The premier database for linguistics and literary studies, this index includes articles, dissertations, books, book chapters, and more. Covers 1926 - current. - Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
The primary place to find scholarship on world history. (For U.S. and Canadian History, use America: History and Life). Covers publications from 1955 - present. - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
This is the core disciplinary index to political science journal articles. Broad coverage of political science along with complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration & policy. Covers 1975 - present.
News Sources
A Few Individual Sources
- Der SpiegelConsidered a Centrist Liberal newspaper.
Also available through the library both online (back to 1999) and in print (back to 1963, with some gaps). - Deutsche Welle OnlineIncludes live streaming TV in multiple languages.
- Die WeltGenerally considered a conservative news source.
Also available through the library back to 1999. - Die Zeit OnlineConsidered a Centrist Liberal newspaper.
Also current issues available through Nexis Uni. - Nachrichten LeichtA news source written specifically using simple German that is easy to understand.
Collections of News Sources
- German Newspapers OnlineLinks to many German newspapers, provided by OnlineNewspapers.com.
- World News Connection This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations and the full text)
Translated and English-language news and information. Particularly effective in its coverage of local media sources from around the world. Covers 1995-2013. - Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations and the full text)
Access to the full text of newspapers (foreign and domestic), as well as business, legal, medical, and reference publications.
Finding Dissertations
While not considered formally published, dissertations can provide a lot of really useful information. They are especially useful as pointing tools, since their literature reviews and bibliographies are usually very rich sources of information.
I also list them separately here because the FindIt button doesn't work well to link you to the full text of dissertations, so if you come across one in a research database it's best to bring the citation information directly to one of these specialized collections of dissertations in order to find the full text.
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ProQuest Dissertations and Theses GlobalFind dissertations and some masters theses from universities in 88 countries. Most documents published since 1997 also include the full text. Covers 1861 - current.
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EThOS: online doctoral theses from the British LibraryEThOS is working toward a goal of having records for all doctoral theses from the UK dating back to 1800, and full text for as many of these as can be managed.
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CRL: Center For Research Libraries(Searches through citations and subject indexing)
This collection includes microfilm for foreign newspapers and foreign dissertations. You may borrow microfilm reels and other materials through Interlibrary Loan.
