Research by Subject: What's New - New E-Resources
CQ Global Researcher 
CQ Global Researcher provides definitive, in-depth single-topic coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints. Click on the CQP Electronic Library link to cross-search all CQ Press subscriptions. 2007 - present.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS, HANDBOOKS, DICTIONARIES
Berg Fashion Library 
Provides integrated text and image content on world dress and fashion throughout history. Offers fully cross-searchable access to an expanding range of content collections, including the Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, e-books, e-journals, museum directory, reference works, images, and more. Browsable by time period (1600 to date) and by place.
Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior
Provides comprehensive coverage of the usual topics in animal behavior, such as communication, learning, sexual selection, navigation, and the history of the field, plus emerging topics in cognition, animal welfare, conservation, and applications of animal behavior.
Europa World
The online version of Europa World Year Book and nine Europa Regional Surveys of the World provides "impartial economic, political and geographic background information and statistical data by country, and includes thousands of directory contact details with click-through web links and a comprehensive listing of some 1,900 international organizations." Continually updated.
Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online
The electronic version of Garland's Encyclopedia of World Music uses a cultural approach to its focus on the music of all the world's peoples. Each volume is arranged topically, regionally, or by ethnic group, and complemented by an extensive index. Includes hundreds of audio examples.
Handbook of Adolescent Psychology
Covers the current knowledge and cutting edge philosophy regarding the transformative years of adolescent development.
Handbook of Social Psychology
The standard reference work in the field of social psychology, offering historical, integrative, and penetrating surveys of the topics that constitute the discipline.
New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics
Contains over 1,500 articles and essays on topics in economics. An excellent source for overviews of complex topics, case studies, and as a starting point for further research.
Oxford Classical Dictionary
The electronic version of the 3rd ed. Covers all aspects of the Greco-Roman world, from politics and economics to religion and philosophy to literature and art to social history and gender.
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Music of India
Traces the story of Indian music through 2,000 years of history. Entries cover forms of music from classical to film-originated, as well as dance styles, technical terms, instruments, and biographies of vocalists, musicologists, saint poets, gurus, composers, and instrumentalists. The work spans not only all regions of India, but also covers the music of the Subcontinent, including Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Oxford Islamic Studies Online
Features reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture, and is regularly updated as new content is commissioned and approved. Includes time lines, images, maps and primary source documents.
Political Handbook of the World
Provides thorough and accurate information on the major aspects of each country's government and political party system. Individual country profiles include key facts, government and political history, political parties and organizations,legislatures and cabinets, major national media outlets, and current issues. Click on the CQP Electronic Library link to cross-search all CQ Press subscriptions.
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online
Perhaps the most authoritative overview of individual philosophers and philosophical concepts.
Routledge Religion Online
Contains a collection of reference works, mostly handbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias, in the area of religion. Titles are fully searchable as a group or may be browsed individually.
Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development. Vol. 1: Basic Research
The first volume of this 2 volume set provides comprehensive coverage of the basic research relating to infant development.
Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development. Vol. 2: Applied and Policy Issues
The second volume of this 2 volume set provides comprehensive coverage of the applied and policy issues relating to infant development.
Grzimek's Animal Life
An electronic resource based on the multi-volume encyclopedia internationally renowned for its scientific reporting, coverage and illustrations. A major point of reference for researchers and students studying the animal kingdom with thorough articles that familiarize readers with animals found everywhere on the globe, detailing their taxonomy, life cycles, predators, food systems, overall ecology and much more. An excellent source for maps, illustrations and photographs.
PsycTESTS
Provides access to psychological tests, measures, scales, surveys, and other assessments as well as descriptive information about the test and its development and administration.
Shakespeare Survey
A yearbook of Shakepeare studies and productions. Each volume is devoted to a theme, or play, or group of plays; each also contains a section of reviews of that year's textual and critical studies, and of the year's major British performances. Includes images and production photographs.
New York Review of Books
Essays and reviews of books and the arts, including music, theater, dance, and film. Browseable by year or author; searchable by year, reviewed work, author or contributor. 1963 - present.
The Times Literary Supplement (TLS) Historical Archive 1902-2006
Includes the original image of more than 300,000 reviews, letters, and poems. Fully searchable, and browseable by date, book title, author, contributor, illustrator, editor or translator.
Historic Documents
Includes approximately one hundred primary source documents covering the most significant events of the year. These documents range from presidential speeches, international agreements, and Supreme Court decisions to U.S. governmental reports, scientific findings, and cultural discussions. Click on the CQP Electronic Library link to cross-search all CQ Press subscriptions. 1972 - present.
ICPSR (Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research)
ICPSR maintains and provides access to a vast archive of datasets in the social sciences and related disciplines, such as sociology, demography, political science, criminal justice, foreign policy, law, economics, history, education, gerontology, and public health. The archive provides raw numerical data that can be used with statistical software, such as SPSS. A Data Use Tutorial will give you a brief overview before you begin using the archive.
All Wheaton faculty, students, and staff have access to the extensive ICPSR data holdings. First time users will be asked to create an ICPSR MyData account; thereafter, you will need to login with your email address and password to download data.
Supreme Court Yearbook
Provides valuable in-depth coverage and analysis of every decision from the nation's highest court. Click on the CQP Electronic Library link to cross-search all CQ Press subscriptions. 1989/90 session - present.
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Classics
Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on specific topics in a specific subject area. Includes guides to introductory works, textbooks, guidebooks, journals, reference works, etc., and links to useful websites. Contains a "My OBO" function that allows users to create personalized bibliographies of individual citations from different bibliographies.
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Islamic Studies
Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on specific topics in a specific subject area. Includes guides to introductory works, textbooks, guidebooks, journals, reference works, etc., and links to useful websites. Contains a "My OBO" function that allows users to create personalized bibliographies of individual citations from different bibliographies.
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Medieval Studies
Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on specific topics in a specific subject area. Includes guides to introductory works, textbooks, guidebooks, journals, reference works, etc., and links to useful websites. Contains a "My OBO" function that allows users to create personalized bibliographies of individual citations from different bibliographies.
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Philosophy
Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on specific topics in a specific subject area. Includes guides to introductory works, textbooks, guidebooks, journals, reference works, etc., and links to useful websites. Contains a "My OBO" function that allows users to create personalized bibliographies of individual citations from different bibliographies.
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Renaissance and Reformation
Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on specific topics in a specific subject area. Includes guides to introductory works, textbooks, guidebooks, journals, reference works, etc., and links to useful websites. Contains a "My OBO" function that allows users to create personalized bibliographies of individual citations from different bibliographies.
Ethnographic Video Online
Covers a wide range of themes, including: language and culture, body language, food and foraging, economic systems, social stratification and status, political organizations, religion and magic, music and the arts, culture and personality, and sex, gender, and family roles.
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