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Scopus is a large, multidisciplinary database that includes abstracts of articles related to medicine, the natural sciences, technology, the social sciences and humanities. It includes coverage of almost 18,000 different journals, trade publications and book series, and contains 38 million records. Quality scientific web sources and open source journals are also included.

The Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960-1974 includes diaries, oral histories, government documents, memorabilia and more from this turbulent period in American history. Information is arranged by themes such as civil rights, law and government, mass media, and the women’s movement. The database can be searched by historical event, person, place, author, document type, and more. The database currently contains over 38,000 pages of material and will include approximately 150,000 pages upon completion.

Global Road Warrior is a comprehensive database of information about over 175 different countries. Topics include the culture, business practices, and economy of each country, along with travel information, security information, and health and medical information. Documents range from political, physical, and other types of maps to photographs, recipes, and electronic images of flags.