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General Studies Databases

Issues and Controversies (Infobase / Facts on File)
A wide range of resources to understand today's controversial issues including pro-con articles, background, chronology, statistics, primary sources, audio, video, infographics, editorials, and news articles. Covers hundreds of controversies from abortion to young adult literature.
Topic areas include:
-Crime, Law, and Judicial System
-Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco
-Economy, Money, and Business
-Education and Schools
-Energy and Environment
-Family, Teenagers, and Community
-Global Issues and Foreign Policy
-Government and Politics
-Health, Medicine, and Nutrition
-Media, Journalism, and Social Networking
-Military, War, and Terrorism
-Race, Rights, and Liberties
-Science, Technology, and Computers
-Society, Culture, and Religion
-Transportation, Infrastructure, and Urban Affairs
CQ Researcher Plus Archive (1923+)
"Full-length articles include an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, plus resources for additional research. Graphics, photos and short "sidebar" features round out the reports. Shorter "Hot Topics" articles provide a solid introduction to subjects most in demand by students."
Topics include: Agriculture; Arts, Culture & Sports; Business & Economics; Defense & National Security; Education; Employment & Labor; Energy; Environment, Climate & Natural Resources; Government Budget & Taxes; Government Functions; Health; Housing & Development; Human Rights; International Relations; International Trade & Development; Law & Justice; Media; Personal & Family Relations; Religion; Science & Technology; Social Movements; Social Services & Disabilities; Transporrtation; U.S. Congress; U.S. Presidency; U.S. Supreme Court & Judicial System; War & Conflict
Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
Indexing and full text of articles for array of scholarly and popular topics. Provides full text for over 4,600 scholarly journals covering the social sciences, humanities, science, cultural studies, education, and much more.
ERIC (EBSCOhost) (1966+)
ERIC is the most complete index to articles and reports on educational topics.
ERIC is available from several database vendors, including ProQuest. UCF students are advised to use ERIC in EBSCOhost, which provides many links to full text and allows users to search multiple education databases simultaneously. Users who are not UCF students are advised to use ERIC from DOE because no login is required.
APA PsycInfo (EBSCOhost) (1887+)
American Psychological Association's (APA) renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations, is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health.
"contains approximately 3 million citations and summaries dating as far back as the 1600s with DOIs for over 1.4 million records. Ninety-eight percent of the covered material is peer-reviewed. The database also includes information about the psychological aspects of related fields such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, technology, linguistics, anthropology, business, law and others. Journal coverage, which spans from the1800s to present, includes international material selected from around 2,500 periodicals in dozens of languages."
Psychological Abstracts:
* 1927-1947 Microfilm BF1.P65
* 1948-2004 print in remote storage
Social Sciences databases (ProQuest)
Search multiple databases:
- American Periodicals (1740-1940)
- British Periodicals (1681-1939)
- Digital National Security Archive
- eBooks
- Ethnic NewsWatch
- GenderWatch
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Abstracts Database (1975+)
- ProQuest Criminal Justice (1981+)
- ProQuest Deep Indexing: Computer Science
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A&I: Social Sciences
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: Social Sciences
- ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection (1871+)
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1975+)
Social Services Abstracts (ProQuest) (1979+)
Research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) (1971+)
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Covers advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, business conditions, trends, corporate strategies & tactics, management techniques, competitive & product information, company histories & new product development

General Statistics

Statistical Abstracts of the United States (U.S. Census) (1878-2012)
"The Statistical Abstract of the United States, published since 1878, is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States."
The U.S. Census Bureau terminated the collection of data for the Statistical Compendia program effective October 1, 2011.

National Center for Health Statistics (CDC)
Statistics and reports on myriad health conditions.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
BJS is the United States' primary source for criminal justice statistics and datasets. It collects, analyzes, and disseminates statistics and reports on crime and criminal justice at the local, state, and federal level including information about inmate populations, prison facilities, expenditures, deaths in custody, victims of crimes, and more.