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America: History And Life (Info)
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| Producer: | EBSCOhost | |
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| Description: | AMERICA: HISTORY AND LIFE is the most comprehensive database to literature on North American history. It contains citations, with abstracts and some full-text access, of articles from about 1,800 scholarly journals, books, book reviews, dissertations, and other materials in 40 languages on North American history -- the United States and Canada. Most cited items have been published since the late 1950s. The database is updated monthly. | |
| Usage Tips: | Searching may be done in all fields at once or limited by specific fields. Searching may be limited by historical period, language, type of publication or year of publication. You may also limit searches to entries with full text only. Output may be e-mailed or printed. | |
| Librarian: | Vaughan Stanley | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States Humanities - General Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- American Politics African-American Studies Poverty Studies | |
Annual Review Of Public Health (Info)
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| Producer: | Annual Reviews | |
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| Description: | Annually-published overview/synthesis of important topics in public health. Articles from 1996 to date are available online. Additional | |
| Usage Tips: | Browse You may browse through the contents of recent volumes by clicking on the dates (in blue) on the left side of the screen.
Search You may search for terms appearing in articles by using the "Quick Search" option, in the middle of the page. (More complex searching is available in the "Advanced Search" option. Combining Terms You may search for articles containing two or more terms by combining them with the word "AND." Example: alcohol AND students Phrase You may search for a multi-word phrase by enclosing the terms in quotations marks. Example: "latin america" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Biology Poverty Studies | |
Annual Review Of Sociology (Info)
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| Producer: | Annual Reviews | |
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| Description: | Annually-published overview/synthesis of important topics in the study of sociology. Articles from 1996 to date are available online. Additional | |
| Usage Tips: | Browse You may browse through the contents of recent volumes by clicking on the dates (in blue) on the left side of the screen.
Search You may search for terms appearing in articles by using the "Quick Search" option, in the middle of the page. (More complex searching is available in the "Advanced Search" option. Combining Terms You may search for articles containing two or more terms by combining them with the word "AND." Example: gender AND poverty Phrase You may search for a multi-word phrase by enclosing the terms in quotations marks. Example: "latin america" | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
| Producer: | American Economic Association | |
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| Description: | EconLit, published by the American Economic Association, provides bibliographic coverage of a wide range of economics-related literature. It is an expanded version of the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) covering both economic theory and application, and indexes journal articles, working papers, books, articles (chapters) in collective works, and dissertations. The index covers over 750 journals. Over 80% of all current records include abstracts. Book reviews published in the Journal of Economic Literature since 1993 are provided in fulltext. Coverage of some titles extends back to 1969. Updated monthly. | |
| Usage Tips: | Combining Terms
To find records containing two or more terms, type the words in separate boxes connect by "and." (The boxes connected by "or" are used for searching for synonymous terms.)
Phrase To search for a multi-word phrase, simply type the words in the proper order. Example: economic development Truncation You may search for variations on a term by entering a minimum of the first three letters of the term followed by an asterisk (*). Example: inflat* finds inflated, inflation, inflationary, etc. Want to know more about EconLit? A 28 page EconLit Database Guide is available. | |
| Librarian: | John Tombarge | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Economics International Trade Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Connect to: Historical Abstracts
| Producer: | EBSCOhost | |
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| Description: | HISTORICAL ABSTRACTS is the most comprehensive database to literature on history outside of North America. Comprised of about 700,000 citations of articles (from about 1,700 journals of history and social science), books, book reviews, dissertations, and other materials in 40 languages on history since about 1450 of areas outside the United States and Canada. Most cited items have been published since the 1960s. The database is updated monthly. | |
| Usage Tips: | Searching may be done in all fields at once or limited by specific fields. Searching may be limited by historical period, language, type of publication or year of publication. You may also limit searches to entries with full text only. Output may be e-mailed or printed. | |
| Librarian: | Vaughan Stanley | |
| Descriptors: | Art and Architecture Humanities - General African-American Studies Medieval and Renaissance Studies Poverty Studies History -- Outside U.S. Latin American and Caribbean Studies Islamic Studies East Asian Studies | |
Index To Legal Periodicals And Books (Info)
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| Producer: | H.W. Wilson / Ebscohost | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Covers articles from "legal journals, yearbooks, institutes, bar association organs, law reviews, and government publications originating in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand." The database consists of over 300,000 citations, drawn from nearly 1,000 legal journals, law reviews, yearbooks, institutes, statutes, and publications from bar associations, universities, and governments.
Retrospective coverage as far back as 1927. (Law Library subscription) | |
| Usage Tips: | Here is help with searching, navigating, printing, and more. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Business Administration Poverty Studies | |
P.A.I.S. (Public Affairs Information Service) International (Info)
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| Producer: | Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) / ProQuest | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Contains continually updated records for over one million journal articles, books, government documents, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more from about 120 countries on all aspects of public policy and social issues.
Coverage extends back to the 1910's. | |
| Usage Tips: | Please note the "Figures and Tables" search option, near the top of the screen, which allows you to look for graphs, tables, and other forms of images.
For more help with using the ProQuest database interface (searching, printing, etc.), see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General History -- United States Government -- U.S. Federal Government -- U.S. State and Local Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- Congressional Research Politics -- General Economics International Trade African-American Studies Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
| Producer: | American Psychological Association / PsycNET | |
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| Description: | The world's most comprehensive source for bibliographic coverage of psychology and behavioral sciences literature; with special subset files ClinPSYC. Subjects covered include education, linguistics, medicine, nursing, pharmacology, physiology, psychiatry, sociology, and other areas. Coverage includes 1,500 journals in more than 20 languages. Journal articles, dissertation abstracts, chapters, books (authored, edited, and other), reports, secondary publications are included. Coverage: 1887 to the present. Updated weekly. | |
| Usage Tips: | Truncation Use an asterisk (*) to search for all terms which begin with a basic root. Example: condition* will search for condition, conditioned, conditioning, etc.
Combining Terms You may use AND or OR to combine search terms. Example: hippocamp* AND (smell OR olfactory). Phrase You may search for a phrase by enclosing the words in quotes. Example: "posttraumatic stress". | |
| Librarian: | Mary Abdoney | |
| Descriptors: | Psychology Sociology Education Journalism and Mass Communications Marketing Women's and Gender Studies Poverty Studies | |
Social Services Abstracts (Info)
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| Producer: | ProQuest | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Database listing articles from more than 1,400 journals, covering such topics as community and mental health services, crisis intervention, family and social welfare, gerontology, poverty and homelessness, welfare services, professional social work issues, social and health policy, and social work education and practice. | |
| Usage Tips: | Please note the "Figures and Tables" search option, near the top of the screen, which allows you to look for graphs, tables, and other forms of images.
For more help with using the ProQuest database interface (searching, printing, etc.), see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Education Poverty Studies | |
Connect to: Sociological Abstracts
| Producer: | Sociological Abstracts / ProQuest | |
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| Sources: | Sources | |
| Description: | Preeminent database of research in sociology and related fields in the social and behavioral sciences. It includes references to articles in over 4,000 journals and other serial publications, plus books, dissertations, and conference papers, dating back to the early 1950's. | |
| Usage Tips: | Please note the "Figures and Tables" search option, near the top of the screen, which allows you to look for graphs, tables, and other forms of images.
For more help with using the ProQuest database interface (searching, printing, etc.), see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Education Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- American Politics Politics -- Elections and Voting Politics -- Foreign and International Politics -- General Marketing Women's and Gender Studies African-American Studies Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies Islamic Studies | |
| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
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| Description: | This is the W&L University Library's collection of respected resources which provide overviews of each country in the world, including political issues, history, government, economic issues and policies, demographics, etc. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Government -- Foreign and International Politics -- Foreign and International Economics International Trade Poverty Studies History -- Outside U.S. Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
Dictionary Of American History (Info)
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| Producer: | Scribner's | |
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| Description: | This is the third edition (2003) of the most comprehensive encyclopedia on American history, comprising ten volumes in printed form. The 4,400 signed articles range in length up to 7,000 words. You can see the table of contents here. The third edition is also available in printed form.
Funding was made possible by a gift in memory of Lewis P. Nelson III, Class of 1961. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option. Please note that the list is divided into 10 "volumes," beginning with "Aachen-to-Butler." You may open any of the article lists, such as "Antietam-Arkansas," by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | History -- United States African-American Studies Poverty Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Children And Childhood In Society And History (Info)
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| Producer: | Macmillan / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | The Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society (2004), occupying three volumes in printed form, provides coverage of the social and cultural history of childhood, including parenting, education, legal issues, health, and international comparisons. You can see the table of contents here. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option. Please note that the list is divided into 3 "volumes," beginning with A-to-E. You may open any of the article lists, such as "Basketball-Child," by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms. Delivery Printing -- You may print the text (and graphics) of an article by clicking on the "Print" option displayed in the upper-left portion of the screen to re-format the article, then using your browser's printing features. E-Mail -- You may e-mail an article by choosing the "E-mail" option, near the upper-left corner of the screen. Please note that you will have several format options for delivering the e-mail. Gale Virtual Reference Library This encyclopedia is one of several in our Gale ebook collection. You can search through all the sources in that collection by using the "Basic Search" or "Advanced Search" options, near the top of the page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Psychology Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Poverty Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Homelessness (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage | |
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| Description: | This two-volume set, published in 2004, contains over 150 signed entries, focusing on recent issues in the United States, with a comparative sampling of homelessness around the world. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the Table of Contents option. Please note that the list is divided into two "volumes," beginning with "A-to-O." You may open any of the article lists, such as "Abeyane-Family," by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Poverty Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Population (Info)
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| Producer: | Macmillan | |
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| Description: | The tw-volume Encyclopedia of Population (2003) provides up-to-date coverage of demographic topics and in related fields. It contains over 300 signed articles. You can see the table of contents here. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option. Please note that the list is divided into 2 "volumes," beginning with A-to-H. You may open any of the article lists, such as "Abstinence-Canaan," by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Search this eBook option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains two or more particular terms.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Poverty Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Social Work (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Digital Reference Shelf | |
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| Description: | Created by the National Association of Social Workers, this 20th edition (2008) is a four-volume set, containing about 400 articles which "cover all aspects of social, work from practice and interventions, social environments, social conditions and challenges, to social policy and history." | |
| Usage Tips: | Searching The initial screen ("Search") is set up for a search of the complete text of this encyclopedia.
The results of searches are arranged by relevance, with those articles containing search words in the title or other prominent location. To find articles containing a multi-word phrase, enter the words within quotation marks. Example: "day care". To search for various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) as a wild-card term. Example: adolescen* will find adolescent, adolescents, adolescence etc. To find articles containing all of several words, connect with words with AND. Example: poverty AND child* Browsing Choose the "Browse" option (in the navigation bar near the top of the screen) to browse through an alphabetical list of all essays. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Poverty Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Sociology (Info)
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| Producer: | Macmillan | |
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| Description: | This five-volume set (2nd edition; 2000) probably is the most comprehensive encyclopedia focusing on sociology ever published, containing nearly 400 substantial signed articles. A PDF copy of the table of contents is available here.
Leyburn Library also has the set in printed form. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Social Sciences - General Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Politics -- General Poverty Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of Urban Studies (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (2010) is "intended to present an overview of current work in the field and to serve as a guide for further reading in the field... [It includes] important work and traditions from each of the urban disciplines, including urban anthropology, urban economics, urban geography, urban history, urban politics, urban psychology, and urban sociology." | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing There are three options for browsing through available entries:
* The Reader's Guide groups entries by an alphabetical list of themes, such as "Specific Cities" and "Urban Transportation." * Entries A-Z shows you an alphabetic list of topics. * The Index provides a list of terms and names in the database, with links to the entries in which they appear. For help with searching, printing, and e-mailing Sage e-books, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Politics -- American Politics Poverty Studies | |
Encyclopedia Of World Poverty (Info)
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| Producer: | Sage | |
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| Description: | Published as a three-volume set in 2006, this work contains 800 signed articles on over 190 countries, on causes and concepts, on organizations, and other topics. You can view the list of articles here. | |
| Usage Tips: | Browsing There are three options for browsing through available entries:
You can search for forms of a term by using an asterisk (*) to substitute for missing letters. Example: measur* finds measure, measuring, measurement, etc. To find entries containing two or more words, simply enter them. Example: women homeless* To find entries containing a multi-word phrase, enclose the words within quotation marks. Example: "latin america" The Advanced Search option includes additional searching possibilites, including the ability to search through additional Sage online reference work to which we subscribe. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Politics -- Foreign and International Poverty Studies | |
Homelessness : A Documentary And Reference Guide (Info)
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| Producer: | Greenwood / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2012 guide reviews homelessness and "its distinctive character in three periods of American history: the era of tramps and hoboes in the late 1800s–early 1900s, the era of transients and migrants in the 1930s, and the era of homeless and 'street' people in the last 40 years." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Table of Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Poverty Studies | |
International Encyclopedia Of Public Health (Info)
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| Producer: | Elsevier / ScienceDirect | |
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| Description: | Six-volume set, published in 2008, contains over 500 articles written by experts in the field, which includes coverage of "public health aspects of diseases and conditions." Some specific subject areas involved: "aging, diet, injuries, ethical and legal subjects in public health, measurement and modeling, consumerism, anthropology and sociology, economics, the history of public health, and global issues." | |
| Usage Tips: | The first screen displays an alphabetical Subject Classification, beginning with "Aging."
For additional assistance with browsing, search, and article delivery, see this help page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Politics -- Foreign and International Poverty Studies | |
International Encyclopedia Of The Social Sciences (Info)
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| Producer: | Macmillan / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | This second edition (2008), consisting of nine volumes, is the major revision of the first edition of this title and its predecessor, to which we also have online access. It specializes in coverage of "scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since the publication of the original international edition," containing "nearly 3,000 entirely new articles... contributed by thousands of scholars (including several Nobel prize winners)." You may view the table of contents here.
Acquisition was made possible by the McCrum Palmer Book Fund. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option, which is divided into 9 volumes, beginning with "Abortion-Congitive Dissonance." You may open the contents of any section of these volumes by clicking on the appropriate plus-sign (+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search/Find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box. To find entries containing various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) for missing letters. Example: consum* finds consume, consumer, consumption, etc. Gale Virtual Reference Library This encyclopedia is one of several in our Gale ebook collection. You can search through all the sources in that collection by using the Basic Search or Advanced Search options, near the top of the page. Delivery Printing -- You may print the text (and graphics) of an article by clicking on the "Print" option displayed in the upper-left portion of the screen to re-format the article, then using your browser's printing features. E-Mail -- You may e-mail an article by choosing the "E-mail" option, near the upper-left corner of the screen. Please note that you will have several format options for delivering the e-mail. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Psychology Religion Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- General Economics Women's and Gender Studies Poverty Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies Islamic Studies Politics -- Political Philosophy | |
International Encyclopedia Of The Social And Behavioral Sciences (Info)
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| Producer: | Elsevier / ScienceDirect | |
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| Description: | IESBS (2002) is the largest reference work on the social and behavioral sciences ever published -- over 4,000 signed articles in 26 printed volumes. | |
| Usage Tips: | The first screen displays an alphabetical Subject Classification, beginning with "Adolescence and Youth."
For additional assistance with browsing, search, and article delivery, see this help page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Economics and Business - General Psychology Social Sciences - General Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Journalism and Mass Communications Politics -- Legal and Constitutional Economics Women's and Gender Studies Poverty Studies Bioethics Latin American and Caribbean Studies Islamic Studies | |
International Handbook Of Gender And Poverty (Info)
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| Producer: | Edward Elgar / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | This 2010 volume's collection of signed essays "presents women’s and men’s experiences of gendered poverty with respect to a vast spectrum of intersecting issues including local to global economic transformations, family, age, race, migration, assets, paid and unpaid work, health, sexuality, human rights, and conflict and violence." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick | |
| Descriptors: | Women's and Gender Studies Poverty Studies | |
Connect to: Internships-USA.com
| Producer: | CEI Internships | |
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| Description: | Information on internships available to Washington and Lee students.
This is part of a larger collection of W&L internship resources. | |
| Usage Tips: | Contains the contents of a dozen or more titles in their internship series, listing over 2,800 organizations which offer internships and/or summer jobs for students. Among these titles are:
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Environmental Studies Anthropology and Archaeology Sociology Women's and Gender Studies Poverty Studies | |
Oxford Handbook Of The Economics Of Poverty (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Handbooks Online | |
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| Description: | 2012 collection offers essays on six themes: Poverty in the 21st Century; Labor Market Factors; Poverty Policy; Poverty Dynamics; Dimensions of Poverty; and Trends and Issues in Anti-Poverty Policy. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Oxford Handbooks Online interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Poverty Studies | |
Poverty And The Government In America: A Historical Encyclopedia (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio / Gale Virtual Reference Library | |
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| Description: | 2009 volume "offers over 170 entries on policies implemented to alleviate poverty -- their historic contexts, rationales, and legacies..." with "separate essays on how poverty has been addressed at federal, state, local, and Native American tribal levels throughout U.S. history." | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. The first entries within the eTable of Contents are, in essence, a subject index of entries. Alphabetically-arranged entries follow. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Poverty Studies | |
Poverty In America: A Handbook (Info)
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| Producer: | University of California Press / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Third edition (2012) combines the latest statistical information, historical data, and social scientific theory to provide an in-depth look at trends, patterns, and causes of poverty in the United States. You may preview the contents. We also have online access to the 2nd edition. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Poverty Studies | |
Poverty In America: An Encyclopedia (Info)
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| Producer: | Greenwood | |
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| Description: | 2008 volume contains alphabetically-arranged entries covering the history of American poverty from historical, social, cultural, political, spiritual, and literary perspectives, from the colonial period to the 21st century. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Poverty Studies | |
Poverty In The United States; An Encyclopedia Of History, Politics, And Policy (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Two-volume set (2004) covering the history of poverty in the United States with an emphasis on the 20th century. Examines the evolvement of public policy and the impact of critical movements in social welfare such as the New Deal, the War on Poverty, and, more recently, the "end of welfare as we know it." | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing for a particular alphabetically-listed article or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Economics Poverty Studies | |
Connect to: Poverty of Nations
| Producer: | University Press of America / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2012 study of "the status and trends in human well-being as it varies from nation to nation worldwide," describing "human well-being in 1960 and 2010 to seek an understanding of the status and trend of human well-being in 151 of the world’s nations." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can view the table of contents by clicking on "Contents" within the "TOC" display.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Poverty Studies | |
Rich And Poor In America: A Reference Handbook (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Edited by Geoffrey Gilbert, this 2008 handbook provides an overview of the widening income gap in the U.S. It includes introductory essays, examinations of particular controversies and problems (families, schools, etc.), biographical entries, a collection of data and documents, and more. Acquisition was made possible by the McCrum Palmer Book Fund. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Poverty Studies | |
Routledge Handbook Of The Welfare State (Info)
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| Producer: | Routledge / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | 2012 volume offers 41 signed essays on methodologies, core concepts and central policy areas. You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can view the table of contents by clicking on "Contents" within the "TOC" display.
You can open sections of the text by clicking on the arrow preceding that section's label. For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Poverty Studies | |
Sage Handbook Of Housing Studies (Info)
Connect to: Sage Handbook of Housing Studies
| Producer: | Sage / Sage Reference Online | |
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| Description: | 2012 volume includes about 25 signed essays on key issues in housing studies, divided into four parts: markets; approaches; context; and policy. You may preview the table of contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Poverty Studies | |
Social Change In America: The Historical Handbook, 2006 (Info)
Connect to: Social Change in America: The Historical Handbook, 2006
| Producer: | Bernan Press | |
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| Description: | Not just a collection of numerical data, this volume (2006) contains essays on a range of topics, with extensive supporting statistics. Topics include family life, work and employment, housing wealth and poverty, education, health, crime, volunteer activity, religion and religious affiliation, politics, and the impact of the Internet. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing in the table of contents or in the index, or by searching for a particular word.
Table of Contents You may browse through the table of contents by clicking on the eTable of Contents option and then the appropriate section heading. You may open the statistical tables in the Appendix by first clicking on the plus-sign(+). Index You may browse through the alphabetically-arranged index by clicking on the eBook Index option, which opens a list of hundreds of references, each of which is clickable. Searching You may want to use the Quick Search -- find option to find obscure references or to find articles which contains one or more particular terms. Be sure to click on the "within this publication" box.
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| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Poverty Studies | |
Statistical Handbook On The Social Safety Net (Info)
Connect to: Statistical Handbook on the Social Safety Net
| Producer: | Greenwood | |
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| Description: | This 2004 volume opens with discussion of "social safety net" and the economic health of various nations and their definition of poverty. Other chapters cover social security, unemployment insurance and workers compensation, Medicare and Medicaid, the welfare system in the United States and other countries, and more. Includes 300 tables, graphs, and charts. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this e-book either by browsing within the sections and chapters or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Politics -- American Politics Poverty Studies | |
World Poverty; A Reference Handbook (Info)
Connect to: World Poverty; A Reference Handbook
| Producer: | ABC-Clio | |
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| Description: | Overview (2004) of world poverty, including biographies, chronologies, and reviews of issues and controversies. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing for a particular alphabetically-listed article or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Poverty Studies | |
| Producer: | Child Trends | |
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| Description: | Data on poverty, welfare, early childhood development, education, parenting, and more from this nonprofil, nonpartisan research center. | |
| Usage Tips: | Scan down the page for reports, statistical compilations, etc. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Poverty Studies | |
Hunger, Homelessness, And Poverty Task Force -- Resources (Info)
Connect to: Hunger, Homelessness, and Poverty Task Force -- Resources
| Producer: | American Library Association | |
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| Description: | Collection of links to statistics, teaching aids, funding and grants, and more. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Poverty Studies | |
New For Poverty Studies (Info)
Connect to: New for Poverty Studies
| Producer: | Washington and Lee University Library | |
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| Description: | Washington and Lee University Library blog covering new resources and other news for our Poverty Studies faculty and students. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Poverty Studies | |
Poverty News And Journalism Sites (Info)
Connect to: Poverty News and Journalism Sites
| Producer: | Washington and Lee University, Department of Journalism and Mass Communications | |
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| Description: | Collection of online resources which provide ongoing coverage of news and journalism concerning poverty and related fields. Includes W&L's own OnPoverty site. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Journalism and Mass Communications Poverty Studies | |
Poverty Studies Research Guide (Info)
Connect to: Poverty Studies Research Guide
| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | Compilation of basic resources for research in "poverty and human capability studies" at Washington and Lee. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Poverty Studies | |
Connect to: Welfare Rules Database
| Producer: | Urban Institute | |
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| Description: | Detailed compilation of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) rules in effect for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by state for years 1999 through 2009.
A Welfare Rules Databook, published in August 2011, summarizes these data through July 2010. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. State and Local Poverty Studies | |
Atlas Of Global Development (Info)
Connect to: Atlas of Global Development
| Producer: | World Bank / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Third edition (2011) is subtitled A Visual Guide to the World's Greatest Challenges, covering "key development indicators, from poverty, population growth, and food production to climate change, foreign direct investment, and international trade." You can preview the table of contents.
A companion resource is the interactive e-Atlas of Global Development. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Poverty Studies | |
Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising (Info)
Connect to: Divided We Stand: Why Inequality Keeps Rising
| Producer: | OECD / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | This 2011 report analyzes the major underlying forces behind recent decades' widening of wage gaps and the increase in household income inequality in major OECD countries. It also examines how "economic globalization, skill-biased technological progress and institutional and regulatory reforms have had an impact on the distribution of earnings." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You can view the table of contents by clicking on "Contents" within the "TOC" display.
You can open sections of the text by clicking on the arrow preceding that section's label. For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Poverty Studies | |
| Producer: | U.S House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means | |
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| Description: | Actually titled Background Material and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means, this quadrennially-published (?) compilation includes valuable data and overviews on Medicare, Social Security, Head Start, Food Stamps, and other programs.
The above link goes to the most recent edition. Recent previous editions are available online. The library has older printed editions. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Government -- U.S. Federal Politics -- Congressional Research Poverty Studies | |
Measure Of America, 2010-2011 (Info)
Connect to: Measure of America, 2010-2011
| Producer: | New York University Press / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | This edition is subtitled Mapping Risks and Resilience and is intended to be "the definitive report on the overall well-being of all Americans. How are Americans doing—compared to one another and compared to the rest of the world?" It is a product of the ongoing American Human Development Project. You may preview this edition's table of contents. The library also has online access to the 2008-2009 edition. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Poverty Studies | |
Measure Of America: American Human Development Report, 2008-09 (Info)
Connect to: Measure of America: American Human Development Report, 2008-09
| Producer: | American Human Development Project / Columbia University Press | |
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| Description: | These are the data charts (Excel) from the volume The Measure of America, which is available in printed form in Leyburn Library. The data present unique indicators of well-being, using economic, educational, and other measures. It is a product of the ongoing American Human Development Project. The library also has online access to the 2010-2011 edition. | |
| Usage Tips: | Another useful option on this site is the collection of maps. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Poverty Studies | |
Rockbridge Poverty Assessment 2008 (Info)
Connect to: Rockbridge Poverty Assessment 2008
| Producer: | Shepard Poverty Program, Washington and Lee University | |
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| Description: | Report authored by two W&L students attempts to address poverty-related issues in the Lexington-Rockbridge area by "accurately representing poverty and views of poverty in the Rockbridge area; determining the size, extent, and duration of the problem; describing and evaluating existing service delivery mechanisms; suggesting areas for cooperation, coordination, and integration between governmental and non-governmental organizations; and offering suggestions for future community-based research endeavors." | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Poverty Studies | |
Statistical Sources -- Poverty Studies (Info)
Connect to: Statistical Sources -- Poverty Studies
| Producer: | Leyburn Library | |
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| Description: | Statistical source component of Leyburn Library's "Poverty Studies" research guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Sociology Poverty Studies | |