Databases & E-Reference Materials

Presents full-text literary criticism on the works of poets of all nations, cultures, and time periods. Critical essays are selected from leading sources, including published journals, magazines, books, reviews, diaries, newspapers, broadsheets, pamphlets, and scholarly papers.

PolicyMap is an interactive online data and mapping tool that contains thousands of indicators used to understand communities. Regularly updated indicators include demographics, real estate, health, jobs, income and spending, housing, crime, quality of life, education, socio-economic factors, and more. Data is available at many geographic entities including census tract, zip code, city, state, school districts and political boundaries. Data sources include the Census Bureau, Social Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, and CDC BRFSS and is accessible as interactive maps, tables, charts, and reports.

A database of 30,000 of the most commonly sought organic compounds, featuring physical data, spectral data, and structures.

The Post-Perestroika Newspapers collection traces the evolution of post-Soviet Russia, with coverage beginning in the mid-1980s and extending well into the twenty-first century. These newspapers, some of which had a relatively short lifespan, provide important and critical insight into the events and personalities that defined post-Soviet Russian politics and history.

Articles published by Pravda during the Cold War and the years immediately following, collected and translated into English by the CIA.

Pravda was the official voice of the Central Committee of the Communist Party between 1918 and 1991 and the most important newspaper of the Soviet era.

Preqin is the foremost provider of data, analytics, and insights to the alternative assets community. This resource provides over 50 years of data coverage and includes investors, funds, fundraising, performance, fund managers, deals & exits, service providers, and more.

Multidisciplinary database of materials appropriate for elementary schools and children's reading rooms. Materials indexed include magazines, pamphlets, The World Almanac of the U.S.A, The World Almanac for Kids, and The Encyclopedia of Animals. Some full text is available.

Consolidates available sources to provide financial and business information on US-based non-publicly traded corporations.

NOTE: Users are encouraged to create a free account to save searches and track companies. To access content without creating an account, choose the direct access option.

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