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03/27/2020
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The current crisis has caused unexpected and undue hardship for countless individuals and families. Every U.S. state provides its citizens with a variety of social service programs and benefits, however, it can be difficult to locate information to these services because states structure them in different ways. The purpose of a new Social Services Resources guide is to make it easier for you to find social service programs in your area.  Links lead to health, housing, nutrition, and other assistance programs in each state, as well as links to national sources and program search tools. To find services in your area, visit the Social Services Resources guide.  

04/02/2019
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Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) offers over 100 encyclopedias, handbooks, and other reference titles to help you understand and apply key concepts.  We’re happy to share some new and updated titles added recently to GVRL, primarily in the areas of business and health.  

 

The list below links directly to the new and updated titles, but the best way to search is often just by keyword on their website.  You can search GVRL now or click on a title of interest below to see its table of contents.

 

Business & Finance:

 

Business Analytics and Cyber Security Management in Organizations

Business Plans Handbook

Encyclopedia of American Industries

Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries

Encyclopedia of Global Industries

Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Strategies

Encyclopedia of Management

Encyclopedia of Small Business

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Economics and Society

The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Business and Management Research Methods: History and Traditions

The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Business and Management Research Methods: Methods and Challenges

The SAGE Handbook of Tourism Management

 

Health & Nursing:

 

Gale Encyclopedia of Environmental Health

Human Diseases And Conditions

Salem Health: Nutrition

Biology

Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health

 

General Reference:

 

American Governance

Worldmark Encyclopedia Of Cultures And Daily Life

Worldmark Encyclopedia Of the Nations

 
06/20/2018
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Government agencies and public institutions worldwide publish an enormous amount of data and statistics annually.  If you are looking for statistics and public data across disciplines, check out these free search tools:

Enigma Public - Claiming to be the "world's largest collection of government information," Enigma Public links to over 100,000 data sets from over 100 countries in a single search interface.  

Data.gov - Browse or search through U.S. federal and local datasets.  Use the Data and Topics sections linked to at the top of the site to search or browse for datasets. 

Google Public Data Explorer - Not as robust as the other links here, but Google does offer searchable Public Data through the familiar Google interface.  

If you are ever looking for a specific statistic or data set and can't find it, click here to ask a librarian.  

 

 

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