Databases & E-Reference Materials

An A-to-Z guide with over 500 entries covering feminist authors, literary works, and other related topics from around the world and in a number of fiction and nonfiction genres, including novels, short stories, poetry, plays, and criticism. The entries are supplemented with an introductory essay, authors by genre, major authors and sample listings of their works, a time line of major works of feminist literature, primary and secondary source bibliographies, and an extensive index.

Provides over 500 explanations of key themes and ideas within the field of feminist thought. Each entry contains cross references and a bibliographic guide to further reading. This resource also includes over 50 biographical entries, providing a sense of how theories have developed out of the lives and situations of their authors.

Discusses the main areas of specialist and expert knowledge and skills used by those involved in all aspects of the forensic process. This resource provides case studies of landmark cases (including Frye v. United States and Kumho Tire v. Carmichael) and covers key areas, such as criminalistics, digital evidence, DNA analysis of biological fluids, investigation and law enforcement, law, medicine, statistics, the evaluation of evidence, toxicology, and drug analysis.

Covers all aspects of geology, including earth history, earth materials, surface processes, regional geology, economic geology, engineering geology, petroleum geology, geochemical and mineral exploration, and the history of geology.

This two-volume set includes over 200 entries on topics covering all aspects of health and behavior. In addition, the Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior includes a comprehensive set of additional resources with entries on selected organizations and an appendix with a detailed annotated listing of such organizations.

Presents research from the fields of psychology, individual and family studies, and education. With over 600 entries, this three-volume encyclopedia covers topics as diverse as adolescence, cognitive development, education, family, gender differences, identity, longitudinal research, and much more.

This reference work defines complex terminology and includes answers to the most common questions regarding human memory. Various psychological and physiological systems of memory are covered, including procedural memory, the principles that underlie effective construction of memories, and amnesia. Biographies of key contributors to the field of cognitive psychology are also included.

This encyclopedia provides coverage of all aspects of human nutrition, including clinical applications. It details various national conventions and standards and explains nutritional policy differences between the developed and developing world.

This reference work includes over 800 key terms covering a wide range of HCI related topics, such as concepts, design, usability, evaluation, innovations, and applications of HCI in organizations around the globe.

The Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development provides an entry point into all of the existing literature on child development from the fields of psychology, genetics, neuroscience, and sociology. The scope of this work is to understand the developmental changes, when they occur, why they occur, how they occur, and those factors that influence that development. Although some medical information is included, the emphasis is on normal growth and is primarily from a psychological perspective.