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World Bank Documents & Reports
Page-image fulltext of more than 14,000 World Bank documents. Covers World Bank activities and interests worldwide in agriculture, economic policy, education and social protection, electrical power, oil and gas, and other energy issues, environment, finance, health, nutrition, and population, water supply and sanitation, human resources, industry, mining, private sector development and public sector management, telecommunications and informations, transportation, tourism, and urban development,
Holdings: 1960-present. Updated weekly.
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UN ODS
UN ODS, also known as UN Official Documents Search or UN Optical Disk System, provides fulltext documents, official records, and resolutions of the United Nations covering all topics of concern to the UN: international affairs and diplomacy, political science, contemporary history, international law, peacekeeping, human rights, trade and economic development, environmental affairs, international statistics and demography, public administration, and atomic energy.
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STAT-USA/Internet
STAT-USA provides economic, business, and social/environmental data collected by over 50 government agencies. STAT-USA is a product of the Economics and Statistics Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Major segments include National Trade Data Bank and State of the Nation Library.
Business and Management, Economics, Education, Energy, General Business, Health Care Policy and Management, Marketing, Nursing, Political Science, Population Studies and Demography, Public Policy and Administration, Social Work, Sociology, Urban Studies.
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SourceOECD
Fulltext publications and statistical information from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) covering agriculture and food, education and skills, emerging economies and transition economies, employment, energy, enterprise, industry, and trade, environment and sustainable development, finance and investment, general economics and future studies, governance, international development, nuclear energy, science and information technology, social issues and migration, statistics sources and methods, taxation, territorial economy, and transport. NOTE: Some of the statistical data tools in SourceOECD require Internet Explorer.
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LexisNexis Academic
Access to full-text national and international newspapers , including the New York Times, and the Times of London business and accounting information, biographical data, and some selected legal materials. News sources also include magazines, broadcast transcripts, and wire services. Among the document sources included are the U.S. Code and Federal Case Law, state codes and case law, and U.S. patents.

Note that many Congressional publications including bills and laws, the Congressional Record, the Federal Register and campaign finance and voting record data which were previously available in LEXIS/NEXIS are now accessible through a companion database, Congressional Universe.

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eHRAF World Cultures
The Collection of Ethnography, established 1949, currently contains nearly one million pages of information on over 360 cultures of the world, past and present. Each culture case contains a variety of source documents (books, articles, and manuscripts) which have been indexed and organized according to HRAF's comprehensive culture and subject classification system (Outline of World Cultures, OWC, and Outline or Cultural Materials, OCM). The electronic collection currently consists of documents pertaining to 48 culture groups, covering both North American immigrant groups and cultures from around the world.
Holdings: Updated in annual installments.
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Digital Dissertations (Dissertation Abstracts)
Indexing (since 1861) and abstracting (since 1980) for doctoral-level dissertations completed at North American universities. Full-text of Penn Dissertations from 1997 to present. Dissertations from selected European universities are also listed. Selected master's theses are included since 1988.
Holdings: Indexing 1861-present, abstracts 1980-present, full-text PDF for most Penn dissertations from 1997 to the present.
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Current Index to Statistics
The Current Index to Statistics is a bibliographic index to publications in statistics and related fields. References are drawn from 162 core journals (as of 2003) that are fully indexed, non-core journals from which articles are selected that have statistical content; proceedings; edited books, and other sources.
  • The entire contents of "core journals", in most cases from 1975 (or first issue if later) to the current end year, and pre-1975 coverage for several of them
  • Selected articles since 1975 from about 1200 additional journals (cumulatively), and
  • About 11, 000 books in statistics published since 1975

  • Holdings: 1995 - present
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Bibliography of Asian Studies
-from publisher website
All subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, South Asia, and Indian Ocean countries.
Holdings: 1971 to the present.
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Anthropological Index Online
Covers cultural and social anthropology, archaeology, biological and physical anthropology, and linguistics. Languages include English, Spanish, French, German, Polish, Russian, Italian, and others.
Holdings: 1970 to the present. Limited data for the late 1960s.
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AccessUN
Topics of concern to the United Nations through its publications and documents: international affairs and diplomacy, political science, contemporary history, international law, peacekeeping, human rights, trade and economic development, environmental affairs, international statistics and demography, public administration, and atomic energy.
AccessUN identifies documents included in the Penn Library's microprint/microfiche UN Documents and Publications (Readex), 1946-present.
Holdings: Covers 1951 to the present. This subscription covers retrospective indexing back to 1946 as it becomes available
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World Development Indicators
The World Bank's principal data source on the global economy. More than 550 time series, 1960-present, on more than 200 countries and 18 country groups, covering demographic, social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environmental indicators.
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UNESDOC
Fulltext or page image for UNESCO documents. Materials cover the subject areas of interest to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization): education, communication and information, culture, the natural sciences, and the social sciences and humanities.
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UNESBIB
Indexing with abstracts for the international publication and document literature on education, culture, communication and information, the natural sciences, and the social sciences and humanities. Topics covered are those treated by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization): literacy, access to education, publishing, freedom of expression, access to media, information ethics, cultural policy, copyright, cultural heritage, tourism development, environmental studies, sustainable development, multiculturalism and tolerance, democracy, and urban issues.
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Social Work Abstracts
Covers social work and other related topics such as homelessness, AIDS, child and family welfare, aging, substance abuse, legislation, community organization, and more.
Holdings: 1977 to present. Updated semi-annually.
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Social Science Research Network
Recent research results through abstracts and fulltext working papers and journal articles in economics, finance, law (especially business and economic aspects), accounting, and Latin American economics and business. Professional job openings and announcements, including conference announcements, are also available. Access is provided through searchable databases and through several dozen subject-specific or source-institution e-mail notification services.
Holdings: 1997-present. Updated daily
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Population Index
Covers fields of interest to demographers, including fertility, mortality, population size and growth, migration, nuptiality and the family, research methodology, projections and predictions, historical demography, and demographic and economic interrelations.
Holdings: 1986 to 2000.
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POPLINE
Bibliographic citations with subject indexing and abstracts for the scholarly literature in population studies, family planning, and related subjects. Topics include family planning programs and technology, fertility, population law and policy, demography, maternal and child health, AIDS and other sexually transimitted diseases, reproducive health programs, women in development, primary health care communication, and population and the environment.
Holdings: 1970-present.
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Polling the Nations
Primary data, fulltext for approximately 250,000 individual questions and aggregated responses, often cross tabulated by respondent characteristics, compiled from public opinion surveys. Topics cover social, health, economic, and political issues at local, state, national, and international levels.
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Panel Study of Income Dynamics
Longitudinal study, 1968-present, of individuals in more than 7,000 U.S. families, emphasizing dynamic aspects of economic and demographic behavior, and including sociological and psychological measures. Core topics covered include income source and amounts, poverty status, public assistance, taxes, family structure and demographics, labor market and work information, housework time, housing, geographic mobility, socioeconomic background, and health. Supplemental files cover specific social or psychological topics. Child Development Supplements (1997, 2003) cover cognitive, behavioral, and social development of family children.
Holdings: 1968-present.
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OECD Health Data
Data on a range of key aspects (utilization, expenditures, financing) of the health care systems in the 30 OECD Member countries. Select Statistics then select Health Data under OECD Databases in the left-hand menu to access this data set.

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National Survey of Families and Households
The NSFH is a comprehensive survey of American family life which interviewed a national probability sample of over 13,000 respondents in 1987-88. The sample was followed up in 1992-94, with face-to-face interviews of the original respondent, the original spouse or cohabiting partner of the respondent, and the current spouse or partner of the respondent. In addition, telephone interviews were conducted with a randomly selected child age 10-23 and with a parent of the respondent.
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National Longitudinal Surveys Annotated Bibliography
Bibliography of publications citing a set of surveys on labor market activities and other significant life events of individuals over the past 3 decades.
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LexisNexis Statistical
Statistical Universe indexes statistical data published in federal, state, and selected privately published titles, at the table level. In some cases the fulltext of the document is also available.
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Japanese Data Archive
REQUIRES FREE ONLINE REGISTRATION. Comprehensive question-level database of Japanese public opinion data, 1990-present. More than 10,000 questions with response frequencies translated from Japanese into English.
Holdings: 1990-present
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iPOLL
REQUIRES FREE REGISTRATION. Question-level data from public opinion polls. Almost 400,000 questions from polls, 1935 to present, based upon Roper Center-archived surveys with US national adult samples or samples of large subnational populations. Links to Roper Center data catalog holdings are provided. RPOLL provides a less functional interface to iPOLL through LexisNexis Academic.
Holdings: 1935 to present. Updated daily.
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General Social Survey
Omnibus personal interview survey of U.S. households, conducted almost annually.
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Family & Society Studies Worldwide
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EBSCO MegaFILE
General, multidisciplinary fulltext periodical database, covering all scholarly disciplines, with many general and popular magazines, and news sources. Includes bibliographic citations with indexing and abstracts for more than 16,000 periodicals.
Holdings: Coverage varies: mostly 1990s to present.
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Abstracts in Social Gerontology
Comprehensive coverage of gerontological issues. Topics include: adult education, physiology, community services, bereavement, demography, economics, government and policy, housing, institutional and noninstitutional care, leisure, medical issues, sychology and neuropsychology of aging, psychiatric dysfunctions, primary relations, and work and retirement. Produced in cooperation with the National Council on Aging.
Holdings: 1999, 2001
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Sage Urban Studies Abstracts
-from OCLC FirstSearch ECO
Bibliographic citations with abstracts describing scholarly literature in all aspects of urban studies. Topics include trends in urbanization, urban history, architecture and urban design, housing and real estate, urban development and redevelopment, urban planning and land use, environment and resource conservation, transporation and communication, crime and law enforcement, urban economics, social services and public services, politics and government, urban fiscal and budgetary policy, and social issues.
Holdings: 1998-2004
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Sage Family Studies Abstracts
-from OCLC FirstSearch ECO
Bibliographic citations with abstracts for literature on policy, theory, and research relating to the family, traditional and alternative lifestyles, therapy, and counselling. Subjects covered include adolescent development, adolescent pregnancy and parenthood, aging, child abuse, child custody, child physical disorders, child psychological problems, dating, bereavement, divorce, domestic abuse and violence, family economics, employment, fertility and birth control, gender relations, health problems, homosexuality, marriage and marital relations, and sexual attitudes.
Holdings: 1999-2004
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
-from CSA Databases
Bibliographic citations and subject indexing for the international journal article and book literature in anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology. Produced by British Library of Political and Economic Science, London School of Economics and Political Science, with the support and assistance of International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation and UNESCO.
Holdings: Covers 1951 to the present in three separate files.
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ICPSR
USE OF ICPSR DATA REQUIRES STATISTICAL PROCESSING SOFTWARE AND GZIP DECOMPRESSION SOFTWARE. Direct-download access to social science quantitative data sets archived by ICPSR. Subjects covered include political science, sociology, demography, history, economics, communication, international relations, gerontology, public health, criminal justice, and education. The ICPSR archive includes almost all major studies in the social sciences, including the General Social Survey and International Social Survey Program, decennial Census of Population and Housing, American National Election Study, Eurobarometer, Voter News Service exit polls, US Congressional and UN roll call votes, National Crime Victimization Survey, and public opinion polls. Special topic archives, with limited interactive tabulation and extraction capability, cover health and medical care, international education, aging, criminal justice, and substance abuse and mental health.
Holdings: 1962-present.
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ISI Citation Indexes (Web of Science)
Indexes journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Allows for cited reference searching. Includes Science Citation Index, the Social Science Citation Index, and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Search for specific articles by subject, author, journal, and/or author address, as well as for articles that cite a known author or work.

Holdings: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)--1945-present, Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)--1956-present, Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI)--1975-present. Updated weekly.
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ISI Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
Journal Citation Reports provides journal comparison by accumulating and tabulating citation and article counts. It includes the JCR Science edition,and the JCR Social Sciences edition. Allows searching for Citation and Article Counts, Impact Factor, Immediacy Index, Cited Half-Life, Citing Half-Life, Source Data Listing, Citing Journal Listing, Cited Journal Listing, Subject Categories, Publisher Information and Journal Title Changes
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Sociological Abstracts
-from CSA Databases
Covers sociology, case work, demographics, policy studies, political science, family studies, feminist studies, and social security programs.
Holdings: 1963 to the present. Updated bimonthly.
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Encyclopedia of Aging 2002
-from Gale Virtual Reference Library
Holdings: 2002
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Abstracts in Social Gerontology
Comprehensive coverage of gerontological issues. Topics include: adult education, physiology, community services, bereavement, demography, economics, government and policy, housing, institutional and noninstitutional care, leisure, medical issues, sychology and neuropsychology of aging, psychiatric dysfunctions, primary relations, and work and retirement. Produced in cooperation with the National Council on Aging.
Holdings: 1999, 2001
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POPLINE
Bibliographic citations with subject indexing and abstracts for the scholarly literature in population studies, family planning, and related subjects. Topics include family planning programs and technology, fertility, population law and policy, demography, maternal and child health, AIDS and other sexually transimitted diseases, reproducive health programs, women in development, primary health care communication, and population and the environment.
Holdings: 1970-present.
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