This index covers citations to articles of at least one column in length from more than 400 English language periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere.
Outstanding in its comprehensiveness. Includes best practices, management checklists, outstanding business thinkers/gurus, encyclopedic coverage of business topics, and extensive identification of additional business information sources.
This accessible one-volume encyclopedia is organized into eleven sections, representing major themes in language study, such as popular ideas about language, the structure of language, and child language acquisition.
Provides extensive information on all aspects of ornithology, including anatomy, behavior, distribution, ecology, and the relationship of humans with birds. Illustrated.
Similar in format and style to the Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (same editor), this resource is organized into six parts, with topics such as the history of English, vocabulary, grammar, and the use of the English language.
Authoritative multi-volume history of the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural history of Latin America, with an emphasis on the period since the establishment of independent states. Each chapter has a bibliographic essay (found at the end of each volume).
"Practical elements of hymnody are covered, while the final chapter lists writings about individual hymn writers and other influential persons in the field."
The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues around the world.
A 4-volume encyclopedia with 189 interpretive essays organized thematically. One can readily find specific topics through the cross-referencing and indexing, and find further resources through the bibliographies in each article.
Brief essays for each historical period for different regions of Asia, with chronologies of important events in the areas of arts, culture, religion, technology and other aspects of culture.
This resource provides a useful introduction to the major themes of American history on film from the American Revolution to baseball and American politics.
One-volume encyclopedic treatment of key ideas, movements, and thinkers in American history, religion, philosophy, history, literature, and social science. Includes bibliographies.
A very complete bibliography of skeptical thought. The bibliography ends in 1998, for recent developments in the field use the Research Databases listed below.
A resource with terms integral to the profession, practice, and science of audiology. Concise, current, and accessible, it contains useful illustrations and tables to enrich the definitions. Written by Brad A. Stach.
Organized topically, with sections such as "Foundations of Society and Language," Language Variation," and "Language and Education." Also includes biographical profiles of influential figures.
"[I]ntended as a comprehensive single-volume reference source describing the development and current trends in children's literature throughout the world" (Introduction).
A multi-volume work divided into regions of the world. Volume VI, for example, is devoted to Africa and the Middle East. Each volume is organized by country, and the history of music-making within that country is described and famous musicians profiled. Articles are followed by bibliographies and discographies.
Formerly part of the Army Area Handbook Program, "The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world."
Written by literary scholars, but useful for those engaged in historical research. Takes the reader through various stages of the creation of a research paper.
A ready-reference handbook of the most frequently used data in science, including the periodic table of elements, basic constants and units, and geophysical data.
Provides 538 profiles of dramatists. Each entry includes a brief biography of the playwright, a short analysis of his or her major works, and an annotated bibliography.
Less comprehensive than the Dictionary of Literary Biography, but easier to use. It provides brief biographical sketches for a wide range of world authors.
Comprehensive business and demographic information valuable to assess business viability, create sales leads and marketing mailing lists, complete location analyses and business plans, analyze population trends, find potential sponsors and donors, and more.
This Text Revision incorporates information culled from a comprehensive literature review of research about mental disorders published since DSM-IV was completed in 1994. Updated information is included about the associated features, culture, age, and gender features, prevalence, course, and familial pattern of mental disorders.
A multi-volume encyclopedia with concise articles dealing with the political, economic, social, and cultural aspects of American history. Includes bibliographies.
