Best Bets
- JSTOR Full text of research journals and eBooks from numerous publishers.
- Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest) (1871+) provides access to databases covering the international literature in the social sciences, including politics, sociology, social services, anthropology, criminology and education
- Taylor & Francis Journals (T&F) a one-stop site hosting international journals published by Taylor & Francis and Routledge
Public Administration Databases
Emergency & Crisis Management
- Earthquake Engineering Abstracts (ProQuest) (1971+)provides comprehensive, authoritative coverage of earthquake engineering and earthquake hazard mitigation.
- Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management (ProQuest) (1960+)"The collection combines specialist topic resources from disciplines such as engineering, biotechnology, bacteriology, atmospheric science, ecology and biology and features a diverse range of full-text sources including scientific journals, trade journals, new sources, conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications."
- Health & Safety Science Abstracts (ProQuest) (1981+)"Environmental health, occupational safety, pesticides, toxicology, emergency management, security, accidents - journal articles"
- Municipal Code Corporationprovides searchable regulations of over 2,000 local governments (including 50+ Florida counties and 250+ Florida cities) - most in AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, LA, MI, MN, MO, NC, SC, TX, VA & WI
Other Local Government Codes & Ordinances - Nexis UniSee UCF User Help Guide
Full text of news and legal sources, as well as company and industry data. - Pollution Abstracts (ProQuest) (1981+)Topics of growing concern are extensively covered from the standpoints of atmosphere, emissions, mathematical models, effects on people and animals, and environmental action in response to global pollution issues.
- Science Direct (1997+)Full text scientific, technical and medical research journals, eBooks, Reference works, handbooks and book series published by Elsevier.
- Taylor & Francis Journals (T&F)a one-stop site hosting international journals published by Taylor & Francis and Routledge
Nonprofit Management
- Florida Check-A-Charityprovides financial information about charitable organizations registered with the Division of Consumer Services, Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.
- GuideStarThe GuideStar database provides information about non-profit organizations. Every nonprofit registered with the IRS as tax exempt is included. It also contains information on former nonprofits as well as many nonprofits not registered with the IRS but recognized by the IRS as exempt, such as faith-based organizations. GuideStar obtains the data from the nonprofits themselves, the federal government, and partners in the nonprofit sector.
- Human Resources Abstracts (EBSCOhost)Indexes journals in human resources, including human resource management, employee assistance, and organizational behavior.
- Springer LINKProviding researchers with access to millions of scientific documents from journals, books, series, protocols and reference works.
Public Policy
- Business Source Premier (EBSCOhost)Covers management, economics, finance, banking, investment, and related fields. Full text included for nearly 2,300 journals.
- Cambridge CoreCambridge Core provides access to journals and eBooks on a broad range of subjects. The Cambridge University Press currently publishes over 250 peer-reviewed academic journals for the global market. Here are details about the Libraries' newly expanded collection of Cambridge eBooks
- EconLit (EBSCOhost) (1969+)Citations and abstracts to articles from more than 400 economics journals, covering: capital markets, econometrics, economic forecasting, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory.
- Human Resources Abstracts (EBSCOhost)Indexes journals in human resources, including human resource management, employee assistance, and organizational behavior.
- Oxford Journals Online (OUP) (1827+)Selective full text (1996+) of Oxford University Press journals covering a variety of disciplines:
-- Arts & Humanities -- Law -- Medicine & Health -- Science & Mathematics -- Social Sciences - Policy File Index"access to U.S. foreign and domestic policy papers and gray literature, PolicyFile is updated weekly with abstracts and links to the latest reports, papers, and documents from think tanks, research institutes, and agencies."
Research Administration
- Education Source (EBSCOhost)“This database provides scholarly research and information to meet the needs of education students, professionals, and policy makers. It covers all levels of education — from early childhood to higher education — as well as all educational specialties such as multilingual education, health education, and testing.”
See also Education Index Retrospective (1929-1983) - Higher Education Abstracts (Wiley)"Higher Education Abstracts, published by The Claremont Graduate University, is a quarterly compilation of abstracts of journal articles pertaining to college students, faculty, administrators, and related topics in higher education."
Urban & Regional Planning
- Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (ProQuest) (1934+)Offers a listing of journal articles published worldwide on architecture and design, archaeology, city planning, interior design, and historic preservation. Coverage is from the 1930s to the present, with selective coverage back to the 1860s.
- DRI Plus (Central Florida Geographic Information Systems)search for information about Developments of Regional Impact (DRIs) in Brevard, Flagler, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia counties
- Environment Abstracts (ProQuest)"The collection combines specialist topic resources from disciplines such as engineering, biotechnology, bacteriology, atmospheric science, ecology and biology and features a diverse range of full-text sources including scientific journals, trade journals, new sources, conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications."
- Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL)"over 350 current and historic GIS layers in the FGDL, from over 35 local, state, federal, and private agencies. FGDL includes data on Land Use/ Land Cover, Hydrography, Soils, Transportation, Boundaries, Environmental Quality, Conservation, Census, and more. FGDL contains primarily vector GIS data layers."
- Municipal Code Corporationprovides searchable regulations of over 2,000 local governments (including 50+ Florida counties and 250+ Florida cities) - most in AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, LA, MI, MN, MO, NC, SC, TX, VA & WI
Other Local Government Codes & Ordinances - Urban Studies Abstracts (EBSCOhost)Indexing of journals in urban studies, including urban affairs, community development, and urban history.
