Development, Economic, Environmental, Political, Security, and Historical Issues
***Most of the online databases are limited by contract to the Middlebury College community & other academic & public institutions. Please check with your own library concerning access privileges. If your institution has a subscription, try the links anyways since some databases may recognize your computer address as authorized.
FREE DATABASES
Agricola
A free public use database of journal articles, books, and documents on all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including plant and animal sciences, forestry, entomology, soil and water resources, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, agricultural products, and alternative farming practices.
Ingenta Connect
Provides free searching and browsing of more than 30,000 publications in all disciplines. Search by keyword or browse by publication title. For many articles, full-text is available electronically or via fax for a pay-per-view fee. You can also check your library to see if the article is available in print or other online sources.
RESTRICTED DATABASES
Bibliography of Asian Studies - Middlebury College & Licensed Users Only
Indexes worldwide publications on East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia from 1971 to present, especially in history, politics, economics, sociology, and the arts.
CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online - Middlebury College & Licensed Users Only
Full-text selection of books, working papers, articles, and conference proceedings on politics, security and defense, economics, development, and the environment.
EconLit - Middlebury College & Licensed Users Only
Indexes over 400 journals, books, documents, and papers in the fields of economics and economic development. 1969 to current.
Environment Index (formerly Environmental Knowledgebase) - Middlebury College & Licensed Users Only
Indexes environmental journals and other literature from the 1950's to current.
Enviroline - Middlebury College & Licensed Users Only
Comprehensive, multidisciplinary coverage across the environmental sciences. Provides indexing and abstracts of international primary and secondary source publications. 1975 - current. IMPORTANT: You must have training from a librarian before you will be given the password. Choose Database 40 after you login. Please use the logout button when finished.
Expanded Academic ASAP - Middlebury College & Licensed Users Only
Journals and magazines in all subject areas. Includes some full-text. 1980 - current. This database includes both scholarly publications and popular magazines and newspapers.
Historical Abstracts - Middlebury College & Licensed Users Only
Major index to articles and books on the history of the world, except the United States and Canada. 1955 to current.
JSTOR - Middlebury College & Licensed Users Only
An archive of scholarly journals in the fields of Asian studies, economics, ecology, history, political science, population studies, sociology, and other areas. Coverage from beginning of the journal to within 3 to 4 years of the present.
PAIS - Middlebury College & Licensed Users Only
Indexes journals, books, and documents in the fields of political science, international affairs, economics, development, and environmental policy, both domestic and international. Covers policy issues in all disciplines. 1972 - current. For 1957-1976, switch to PAIS Archive (click on Databases Tab from within FirstSearch to add PAIS Archive. You can search both at once). Earlier years in print. Reference Z7163 .P9
Social Sciences Citation Index (on Web of Science) - Middlebury College & Licensed Users Only
Indexes core scholarly social science journals worldwide. Search by cited authors or works, or search by words in the bibliographic citations. Available on Web of Science (1985 to current) or through Dialog Classroom Instruction Program covering 1972 to present (same restrictions as Enviroline). 1966-1991 is in print in Armstrong Library (Bicentennial Hall) Reference H50 S6.