Databases & E-Reference Materials

The Dictionary of Statistics & Methodology: A Nontechnical Guide for the Social Sciences is a sourcebook of definitions and explanations of statistical and statistics-related concepts in the social and behavioral sciences.

The Encyclopedia of Africa presents over 1,300 articles covering prominent individuals, events, trends, places, political movements, art forms, business and trade, religions, ethnic groups, organizations, and countries throughout Africa. In-depth articles examine contemporary nations of sub-Saharan Africa, ethnic groups from various regions of Africa, and European colonial powers.

The Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry is an essential cross-disciplinary reference work for the discipline. All fields of chemical research are covered, including analytical, organic, physical, polymer, inorganic biomedical, environmental, pharmaceutical, industrial, petroleum, forensics, and food science.

The Encyclopedia of Environmetrics covers the development and application of quantitative methods in the environmental sciences. It provides tools for understanding, predicting, and controlling the impacts of agents, both man-made and natural, which affect the environment.

Reference guide for those working in the area of statistics, probability theory, biostatistics, quality control, and economics. Emphasis is on applications of statistical methods in sociology, engineering, computer science, biomedicine, psychology, and survey methodology.

Covers all major facets of survey research methodology, including selecting the sample design and sampling frame, designing and pretesting the questionnaire, data collection and coding, the issues surrounding diminishing response rates, confidentiality, privacy, and informed consent and other ethical issues.

A web-based virtual community for engineers and other technical professionals. Engineering Village includes access to EI Compendex Web database, which indexes and abstracts engineering journals, conferences, and reports. Also includes access to Knovel, Georef, and GEOBASE.

Environmental Engineering Abstracts covers world literature pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, and energy production. More than 700 primary journals are thoroughly indexed and abstracted.

Wiley's Environmental Science and History Digital Archive focuses on critical aspects of environmental science, history, and anthropogenic change and includes unique and rare archival collections from multiple global sources. The archive includes manuscripts, images, maps, and photographs covering topics such as deforestation, agriculture, livestock, fisheries, ecology, botany, biodiversity, extinction, water sources, irrigation, wetlands, and hydrology.

Determines influential individuals, institutions, papers, publications, and countries in science fields as well as emerging research areas.