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Background information
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Style manuals

Background Information

Books top of page

PAIS International  (Public Affairs Information Service)
          1972-
          1957-1975 (Reference Collection call number: H1.P9)
This database contains citations and brief summaries of scholarly books and book chapters (as well as references to journals and government publications). Use WOLF, Orbis, and the sources below to determine if a book is available.    
Databases and Indexes top of page

Academic Search Premier  some fulltext A major database covering a wide range of academic subjects. Abstracts and indexing are included for nearly 7,962 scholarly journals and general interest magazines from 1984 to the present. Over 4,000 full text journals are included, some back to 1975.   Academic LexisNexis some fulltext Database name has changed to LexisNexis. Full text access to nearly 6,000 sources covering national and international news, business and industry news, legal information, as well as biography and reference sources. Dates of coverage vary, but most titles begin coverage after 1980.   Agricola Indexes materials relating to all aspects of agriculture, forestry and ecology. Records produced by the National Agricultural Library. Indexing from 1970-present.   GeoBase Covers worldwide literature in geography, geology, ecology and related disciplines including cartography, climatology, meteorology, paleontology and volcanology. Contains citations to journal articles and books. A FirstSearch Web index from 1980-present.
Journals top of page

Selected Web Sites top of page

Search engines & directories
 
Statistics top of page

Statistical LexisNexis

This database includes links to over 800 full text documents and links to over 2,000 publications on federal agency Web sites.

  See Also Federal Statistics section or State Statistics section of the Government & Politics Web page (WOU Library)

Useful print sources

Statistical Abstract of the United States (Reference Collection call number HA202.A2)
CQ's State Fact Finder: Rankings across America (Reference Collection call number HA214.C68)
County and City Extra (Reference Collection call number HA202.A37)
Almanac of the 50 States: Basic data profiles with compartive tables (Reference Collection call number HA203.A5)
America votes (Reference Collection call number JK1967.A8)


Biography/People top of page

Biography and Genealogy Master Index  (BGMI)
Identifies biographical information in over 700 reference sources published since 1980, including Biography Index.

Biography Index
        1984-
        1946- Reference Collection call number: CT100.B5

Opinion Polls & Surveys top of page

Polling The Nations (1986- ) some fulltext This database is a compilation of more than 13,000 surveys conducted by more than 700 polling organizations in the United States and more than 70 other countries. Academic LexisNexis some fulltext In this database, select the Reference section and then the Polls & Surveys area. Use the tips at the bottom of the search form for valuable information on how to compose and limit your search.   
Organizations top of page

Style Manuals top of page

Always check with your professor to make sure that you follow class requirements and citation preferences for a particular assignment.

 

   APA

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.)
There are two copies in the Reference Collection (call number BF76.7P83 2001). Two other copies are located in the Circulating Collection (second floor) with the same call number.

Electronic Resources (APAStyle.org Web site)
Provides examples of using and citing email, Web sites and pages, and other Internet resources.

APA Publication Manual Crib Sheet (Russ Dewey - Georgia Southern University)

APA Style Resources (at Psych Web)
Provides examples of using and citing email, Web sites and pages, and other Internet resources.

 
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