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Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society

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Volumes 1-2

Encyclopedia of Political Theory

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Volumes 1-3

Gale Encyclopedia of American Law

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Globalism and Comparative Public Administration

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Handbook of Public Administration

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Handbook of Public Affairs

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Handbook of Public Policy

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Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration

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Oxford Handbook of Comparative Institutional Analysis

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Oxford Handbook of Public Management

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Public Value and Public Administration

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Surveillance, Transparency, and Democracy

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CQ Press Library (Congressional Quarterly) Provides simultaneous searching of all Congressional Quarterly Press online collections, featuring resources in the fields of government, politics, and public affairs. Includes access to many resources of the U.S. government.
Gale eBooks (Gale Cengage Learning) A comprehensive collection of reference resources such as subject-focused encyclopedias and dictionaries, available in a single database.
SAGE Knowledge Provides reference resources such as subject-focused dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference materials published by SAGE.

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Films on Demand (Infobase Learning) Films on Demand provides access to "video and multimedia for academic, vocational and life-skills content." Click "Collections" to access videos in various subject areas, such as Art & Architecture, Allied Health, Biology, Business & Economics, Criminal Justice & Law, Drama & Theatre, Education, English, Gender & Sexuality, Guidance & Counseling, Health & Medicine, History, Psychology, and more. The platform also offers Archival Films & Newsreels.
Kanopy (OverDrive, Inc.) Offers access to a broad selection of streaming videos for education and training, feature films, documentaries, foreign-language films, and more. This database also includes the Media Education Foundation Collection. Note: Kanopy is maintained to support classroom instruction, and each title is purchased individually. Films will be added to the collection by Faculty request only. Faculty can select titles to use in their courses by completing the form that displays when choosing a film not yet licensed. Thank you.

Recommended Databases for Statistics

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PolicyMap Features an online GIS mapping tool that allows users to create interactive maps and plot data by geographical location. Data indicators provided include demographics, education, income, housing, employment, health, crime, and much more.
Social Explorer Provides easy access to maps and reports of U.S. Census data from 1790 to the present; the Religious Congregations and Membership Study from 1980 to 2010; population, health and social care, and labor market data from the 2011 United Kingdom Census; U.S. crime data from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. County Health Rankings & Roadmaps; European demographic data from Eurostat; population data from the 2011 Canadian census; and demographic and socioeconomic data from World Development Indicators (World Bank).
Statista Presents data as infographics and features reports on over 80,000 topics, including media, business, healthcare, politics, society, technology, and education.

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Recommended Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society

Encyclopedia of Political Theory

Gale Encyclopedia of American Law

Globalism and Comparative Public Administration

Handbook of Public Administration

Handbook of Public Affairs

Handbook of Public Policy

Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration

Oxford Handbook of Comparative Institutional Analysis

Oxford Handbook of Public Management

Public Value and Public Administration

Surveillance, Transparency, and Democracy

Recommended Online Encyclopedia Databases

Recommended Multimedia Databases

Recommended Databases for Statistics

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