Databases & E-Reference Materials

A comprehensive guide to the oral and written literatures of Native Americans, produced by scholars of the Association for the Study of American Indian Literatures. It features 40 biographical essays on individual authors, as well as essays on the oral traditions of various tribes. Topics such as teaching Native American literature, the relation of the Bible, dreams, oratory, humor, autobiography, and federal land policies are all covered.

This reference work presents the array of mythical humans, animals, and spirits that make up the spectrum of Native American mythology. Entries cover names, symbols, images, and motifs.

The Dictionary of Natural Products provides properties and complete history of relevant literature for over 328,000 natural compounds.

A comprehensive and up to date database of organic compound chemical, physical, and structural data.

A guide to the key terms and abbreviations used in psychological testing, assessment, and measurement. Over 3,000 definitions offer explanations of statistical procedures commonly used in psychology; major psychometric and other psychological tests; categories of mental illness, mental disability, and brain damage; frequently used medical terms; basic neuroanatomy; and types of psychological therapies.

This dictionary contains over 9,000 entries on all aspects of science and provides comprehensive coverage of biology, chemistry, physics, the earth sciences, and astronomy. Appendices cover the periodic table, geological time scale, and animal and plant classification. Also featured are short biographies of leading scientists and chronologies of specific subjects, including plastics, electronics and cell biology.

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 Dictionary of Synonyms in Japanese classifies the basic vocabulary of 25,000 words used in everyday life into 6,000 groups, showing common meanings, practical examples, and the correct usages of words. Words are shown in 1,700 synonym comparison tables and easy-to-understand differences in meanings and usages of words are indicated by the use of example sentences, compound word examples, and descriptions of the correct usages of words. English expressions matching the synonyms are also shown where appropriate.

Die Transvaler was established as a newspaper to promote the cause of Afrikaner nationalism within the Afrikaner-dominated National Party in South Africa. This newspaper was notorious for its racism and antisemitism and was edited by Hendrik Verwoerd, future prime minister and architect of the apartheid regime. This archive is a valuable resource for scholars of African studies, history, politics, war, genocide, apartheid, and the media. 

International digital repository for the digital records of archaeological investigations. Registered users (registration is free) may download and bookmark resources.