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Databases/Indexes by Subject:
Urban Studies

Depending on your specific topic, you may find resources listed on the subject pages for Sociology, Economics, Management, and Political Science to be useful in addition to the resources listed below.

The following databases/indexes are designed to provide links to online resources.  To find books, you will need to consult the Hiram College Library Catalog and, perhaps, the OhioLINK catalog.

1. Databases/indexes to find periodical articles - These databases are designed to help you identify relevant periodical articles through keyword or subject searches.  In most cases there will be links to either the online version of the article or a listing of the library's holdings.  If you are not sure, you may check the library's periodical holdings list and/or its list of online journals.  These databases are listed in the order in which the library recommends them.
 

Database Name Link to access from on-campus Link to access from off-campus if available Info about the database
Sociological Abstracts
SocIndex
PAIS International
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Academic Search Complete

Business Source Complete
Environment Complete
America: History and Life
Historical Abstracts
LexisNexis Academic Universe
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Humanities International Complete
Social Science Citation Index
Ethnic Newswatch

No

GPO Monthly Catalog


2. Databases/indexes of e-journals - These databases store runs of complete periodical titles.  In most cases the databases listed above will link to the full-text in these databases and you do not need to search them, too.  If, however, you need only a couple of good, scholarly articles on a topic, you should consider searching these databases.
 

Database Name Link to access from on-campus Link to access from off-campus if available Info about the database
Electronic Journal Center (EJC)

JSTOR

American City Business Journals

3. Databases of e-books - These databases provide the full-text of selected online books.  These books are also available in print.  Since many more books are in print than online, you may also wish to search the Hiram College Library Catalog and/or the OhioLINK catalog.
 

Database Name Link to access from on-campus Link to access from off-campus if available Info about the database
National Academies Press
Oxford Scholarship Online: Economics and Finance No
Oxford Scholarship Online: Political Science No

4. Databases of reference e-books - These specialized reference materials (encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, guides, etc) are designed to give you background information, an overview of a topic, or quick facts.
 

Database Name Link to access from on-campus Link to access from off-campus if available Info about the database
Electronic Reference Books Collection

Oxford Reference, Art and Architecture
Oxford Reference, Politics and Social Science

5. Other databases - for any other category appropriate for your topic, e.g., audiovisual materials, statistical information.
 

Database Name Link to access from on-campus Link to access from off-campus if available Info about the database
C Q Researcher

No

Digital Video Collection

Landsat 7 Satellite Imag3s (Digital Media Center)


6. Web Sites of Interest
 

Urban Studies Subject Portal - From Cleveland State University
WWW Virtual Library of Urban Environmental Management
H-Urban Web Links
Urban Studies Links - From the National Press Club
 






 

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