32 results found

Databases starting with P

PAIS Index

Alternative/Former Name(s) & Keywords: PAIS International ; PAIS Archive

PAIS International provides references to books, journal articles, government documents, and privately published research reports on almost any topic that has a public affairs dimension. It is international in coverage. Coverage begins with 1972 but the PAIS Archive extends coverage back to 1915.

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Coverage:
1915 +
Updated:
Monthly
Fulltext:
No
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
PapersFirst

Covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre.

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Coverage:
1993+
Updated:
Bi-monthly
Fulltext:
No
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
Past Masters

Full text database of 16 philosophers along with Jane Austen's Complete Works and Letters, Ralph Waldo Emerson's Collected Works and Early Letters, and Mary Shelley's Novels and Selected Works. These authoritative editions are in both original languages and English translations.

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Coverage:
Varies
Updated:
Irregularly
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
PBS Video Collection: Third Edition

The PBS Video Collection This collection assembles hundreds of the greatest documentary films and series from the history of the Public Broadcasting Service into one convenient online interface. A core of 245 titles, selected for their high quality and relevance to academic curricula, covers many educational disciplines, including history, science and technology, diversity studies, business, and current events. This collection provides access to the films and series users already know and trust, including Frontline, NOVA, American Experience, Odyssey, and films by Ken Burns and Michael Wood.

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Coverage:
N/A
Updated:
N/A
Fulltext:
No
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
People Magazine Archive

Published by Time Inc., People Magazine has focused on the stories of people in and behind the news. Each issue contains a blend of celebrity and human interest stories. The archive chronicles popular culture and trends over time. People Magazine Archive is valuable to researchers of 20th-Century current events, politics and culture, as well as those interested in the history of business, advertising and popular culture

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Coverage:
1974-2000
Updated:
N/A
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
Philosophers Index with Full Text

Produced by Philosopher's Information center. The database contains over 213,000 bibliographic citations with author abstracts in the fifteen fields of philosophy and covers over 480 journals from 38 countries in English, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Russian, and Japanese.

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Coverage:
1940 +
Updated:
Quarterly
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
4 simultaneous users
PhilPapers

Extensive index and full-text of articles and books by academic philosophers in all areas of philosophy, also includes extensive open access articles.

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Coverage:
N/A
Updated:
N/A
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
The Pittsburgh Courier

One of the most nationally circulated Black newspapers, the Pittsburgh Courier reached its peak in the 1930s. A conservative voice in the African-American community, the Pittsburgh Courier challenged the misrepresentation of African-Americans in the national media and advocated social reforms to advance the cause of civil rights.

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Coverage:
1911-2002
Updated:
N/A
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
Points of View Reference Center

Full text database that provides a series of essays presenting multiple sides of a current issue. There are 255 topics covered, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint(opposing argument) and Critical Thinking Guide.

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Coverage:
1900-present
Updated:
Daily
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
PolicyMap

PolicyMap is a fully web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) and mapping product. Data includes demographics, home sale statistics, health data, mortgage trends, school performance scores and labor data like unemployment, crime statistics and city crime rates. A complete list of GIS data available can be found in their data directory.

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Coverage:
Varies
Updated:
Continuously
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
Political Extremism and Radicalism

This collection includes coverage of far right and left political groups, exploring the development, actions and ideologies behind extremism and radicalism in the 20thcentury.

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Coverage:
NA
Updated:
NA
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
Political Science: A SAGE Full-Text Collection

Provides access to the full text of 23 journals on political science published by Sage and its publishing partners.

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Coverage:
Varies
Updated:
Continually
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
Polling the Nations

The most comprehensive collection of polling data with 200,000+ questions and responses compiled from 12,000+ surveys conducted in the U.S. and 70 other countries.

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Coverage:
1986 +
Updated:
Quarterly
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
Limited to one concurrent user
ProceedingsFirst

Covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre. Contains in each record a list of the papers presented at each conference.

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Coverage:
1993+
Updated:
Bi-weekly
Fulltext:
No
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
Project MUSE

400 Scholarly journals in literature humanities, social sciences, mathematics, cultural and gender studies from Johns Hopkins University Press. The journal list is available for browsing.

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Coverage:
1993 +
Updated:
Varies
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
Project MUSE eBooks

Contains contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction from a number of university presses published in 2010 & 2011.

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Coverage:
2010 and 2011
Updated:
Never
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global

The complete range of academic subjects appearing in dissertations accepted at accredited institutions. Also includes master's theses, educational specialist materials, and other projects accepted for master's degrees by accredited colleges and universities.

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Coverage:
1861 + Indexing dissertations
1980 + Abstracting dissertations

1997 + Full text
Updated:
Monthly
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
ProQuest Ebook Central

Collection of ebooks from a variety of publishers.

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Coverage:
Varies
Updated:
As books are purchased
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Chicago Tribune

Full-text of the Chicago Tribune from 1872-1989. Additional content added annually.

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Coverage:
1851-2012
Updated:
Yearly
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Detroit Free Press

Full text (image) of the newspapers: 1831-1922

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Coverage:
varies by title
Updated:
annually
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Times

Full-text of the LA Times from 1881-2011. Additional content added annually.

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Coverage:
1881-2013
Updated:
Yearly
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
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Coverage:
1851-2018
Updated:
Annually
Fulltext:
Yes, selected
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post

Full-text of the Washington Post from 1877-2003. Additional content added annually.

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Coverage:
1887-2005
Updated:
Yearly
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Aggregate Search

Historical articles from six major U.S. newspapers: Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and Washington Post.

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Coverage:
Boston Globe: 1872-1982, Chicago Tribune: 1851-2012, Detroit Free Press: 1831-1922, Los Angeles Times: 1881-2013, New York Times: 1851-2018, Washington Post: 1887-2005
Updated:
Annually
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the U.S. 2013+

The Statistical Abstract of the United States is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. It is now published by Proquest. The latest year is displayed. Click on the dropdown menu in the upper left to choose another year.

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Coverage:
2013+
Updated:
Annually
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
PsycARTICLES [access through PsycINFO]

PsycARTICLES covers the international literature in psychology and related behavioral and social sciences including psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, education, pharmacology and linguistics. Citations are linked to the full text of 50+ journals published by the APA and included in PsycARTICLES. User guide/tutorial

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Coverage:
1887 +
Updated:
Weekly
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection

Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection covers information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry &psychology, mental process, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. Includes some full-text monographs and over 500 journal titles with selects full-text access EBSCO's list of journal titles and coverage dates are found at this site: http://www.ebscohost.com/titleLists/pb-complete.htm Several journal titles overlap in coverage within EBSCO Academics Search Complete and indexing in PsysINFO. Psychology researchers may find this to be a useful supplemental resource to PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, or PubMed. The database can be searched independently, but also allows users from subscribing institutions to conveniently link to full text from citations within PsysINFO.

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Coverage:
Varies by journal title - selective coverage from 1965 to the present
Updated:
Daily
Fulltext:
Yes, selected
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
Psychotherapy.net

Contains the full collection of approximately 300 streaming videos from Psychotherapy.net, plus the Social Work Collection. Videos provide examples of psychotherapy sessions on a variety of topics including addictions, group work, children, couples, and various modalities of therapy.

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Coverage:
1998-
Updated:
irregular
Fulltext:
No
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
PsycINFO [includes PsycARTICLES]

PsycINFO covers the international literature in psychology and related behavioral and social sciences including psychiatry, sociology, anthropology, education, pharmacology and linguistics. Citations are linked to the full text of 50+ journals published by the APA and included in PsycARTICLES. User guide/tutorial

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Coverage:
1887 +
Updated:
Weekly
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
Public Administration Abstracts

Includes bibliographic records for the English language journals in the field of public administration. Full text for some articles.

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Coverage:
1963 +
Updated:
Quarterly
Fulltext:
Yes, selected
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
Public Housing, Racial Policies, and Civil Rights: The Intergroup Relations Branch of the Federal Public Housing Administration, 1936-1963

Public housing at the federal level was introduced in 1937 and was intended to provide public financing of low-cost housing in the form of publicly- managed and owned multifamily developments. This collection includes directives and memoranda related to the Public Housing Administration's policies and procedures. Among the documents are civil rights correspondence, statements and policy about race, labor-based state activity records, local housing authorities' policies on hiring minorities, court cases involving housing decisions, racially-restrictive covenants, and news clippings. The intra-agency correspondence consists of reports on sub-Cabinet groups on civil rights, racial policy, employment, and Commissioner's staff meetings. Source Institution: U.S. National Archives.

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Coverage:
1936-1963
Updated:
Static Archive
Fulltext:
Yes
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
PubMed

PubMed comprises more than 24 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.

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Coverage:
1966 +
Updated:
Weekly
Fulltext:
No
Access limitations:
No limitation on concurrent users
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