Databases & E-Reference Materials

This reference work provides a comprehensive introduction to Western philosophy as a whole. Entries cover concepts as well as philosophers.

This reference work provides comprehensive coverage of both classic and contemporary philosophical ideas, schools of thought, and figures. Topics range from abstract objects to wisdom, Socrates to Jean-Paul Sartre, ancient Egyptian philosophy to ecological philosophy. The Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy is written with an international and multicultural focus and also includes such entries as modern Islamic philosophy, Marxist thought in Latin America, and Chinese Buddhist thought.

Provides access to relevant sources relating to the composition and structure of Article III Courts, as well as documents prepared by various Congresses relating to the purpose, formation, organization and restructuring of the federal government. Features William H. Manz's Congress and the Courts: A Legislative History 1787-2010, and also includes Federal Judicial Center publications, links to various scholarly articles, CFR Title 28 (Judicial Administration), and other related works.

Index of legislative information, including congressional publications from 1789 to the present, legislative histories for public laws dating back to 1970, testimony from congressional hearings, bill histories, the Congressional Record and Federal Register, Congressional Research Service reports, information about congressional members and committees, and executive documents (1789-1931). Some full text is available.

Provides biographical details on thousands of modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists, and scriptwriters. Includes current writers, as well as the most-studied literary figures of the early 20th century and authors from around the world.

Compiles analysis of the writings of the world's most renowned novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, scriptwriters, and other creative writers. Each entry includes a set of previously published reviews, essays, and other critical responses from sources such as scholarly books and journals, literary magazines, interviews, and websites. Covers authors who are currently active or who died after December 31, 1959.

Provides concise discussions of the lives and principal works of 20th century novelists.

Provides concise discussions of the lives and principal works of 20th century poets from around the world.

Indexes a variety of materials from journal articles to fact sheets that focus on contemporary and international women's issues in areas such as education, health, legal status, reproductive rights, and feminism. Some full text is available.

Provides access to transcripts of therapy sessions, diaries, letters, autobiographies, oral histories, and personal memoirs. Also includes access to major reference works addressing topics in counseling and mental health. Full text is available.