Databases on the Web

Labordoc is an international bibliographic database covering journal articles, books, and other documents relating to "all aspects of work and sustainable livelihoods, and the work-related aspects of economic and social development and human rights." Created and maintained by the ILO. Documents may contain a link to the full text, although for some of these access is limited to the ILO.

A database of abstracts of literature pertaining to English language instruction and bilingual education. Produced by the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA), formerly the National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education.

Nestor is an international bibliography of journal articles and books relating to Aegean studies, Homeric society, Indo-European linguistics, and related fields. "The primary geographic nexus of Nestor is the Aegean, including all of Greece, Albania, the southern coast of Bulgaria, the western and southern coasts of Turkey, and Cyprus. Its chronological range is the prehistoric period from the Palaeolithic through the end of the Geometric period." Published by the Department of Classics at the University of Cincinnati.

The VHL Regional Portal searches in multiple sources such as Medline, WHO IRIS, and numerous specialized health databases of Latin America.The portal is provided by the Pan-American Health Organization (World Health Organization). Although not limited in scope to Latin America, the project aims at the creation of a Latin American network of adolescent health information.

Bibliografía Mesoamericana, published by the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, "provides a comprehensive and continually updated bibliographic dataset of the published literature pertaining to the anthropology of Mesoamerica. Content includes archaeology, ethnography, ethnohistory, art history, linguistics, physical anthropology, and other related disciplines." The focus is on México, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.

HLAS (Handbook of Latin American Studies) is edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Scholarly "works reviewed include books, journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers in the disciplines of Anthropology (including Archaeology, Ethnohistory and Ethnology), Art, Economics, Geography, Government and Politics, History, International Relations, Literature, Music, Philosophy, and Sociology. Starting with Volume 54, the Handbook also includes a section on Electronic Resources for Latin American studies." Annotations (abstracts) are about a year behind. Does not include full text.

"The Latin American Periodicals Tables of Contents (LAPTOC) is a searchable Web database that provides access to the tables of contents of 975 journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences, published in Latin America." Produced and maintained by the Association of Research Libraries, Latin Americanist Research Resources Project.

Asian Law Online is the first and only online bibliographic database of Asian law materials in the world. ... Asian Law Online is a collection of English language materials on Asian laws available throughout the world and includes books, chapters in books, journal articles and theses.

Innova is a bibliography on intellectual property rights produced by the he Swedish Patent and Registration Office. "In this you can find bibliographic records concerning patent right, trademark right, design right, right of personal names and copyright. Innova also covers literature related with the field of innovation and competition law. Innova reflects the library's holdings and most of the material is either in Swedish or English" English language interface available by clicking "In English" link near the top of the page.

The Oñati Institute (Instituto Internacional de Sociología Juridica de Oñati) database contains records journal articles, books, and conference conference papers relating to the sociology of law. The Institute is located in Oñati, Spain. An advanced search interface is available. Abstracts are included for journal articles and some other materials.

Indexes articles, chapters, books, and other documents relating to international law and to war crimes. Produced and maintained by the Peace Palace Library of the Hague Academy's Centre for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations in the Netherlands. Click the U.K. flag in the catalog interface to change it to English.

"A team of librarians and library staff monitors information technology literature in both print and digital forms, each month selecting only the best items to annotate [for an electronic journal]." Searchable.

Indexes and abstracts journals in these areas. Generously provided by EBSCOhost.

"This is a bibliography of literary studies, criticism and philology, listing over 135,000 items (books, book chapters, articles, films, etc.), with a main focus on English-speaking authors and criticism or literary theory written in English..." Choose "Authors" under "Name Index" or choose one of the subject areas to see an alphabetical display of pertinent files. You may wish to read the directions first. The bibliography is the work of José Ángel García Landa of the Universidad de Zaragoza.

BULB Bibliography of Children's and Young Persons' Literature (Barn- och ungdomslitteraturbibliografin) includes works on the history and theory of children's and young persons' literature, on authors and illustrators, and on the use of fiction (particularly children's and young persons' literature) at pre-school and school level. If the interface appears in Swedish, click "English" at the top of the screen. BULB has been produced since 1984 by the Swedish Institute for Children's Books (SBI).

"The most comprehensive and authoritative bibliography for full-text literary criticism on the Internet." Indexes literary criticism covering over 300 English and American authors of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Compiled and maintained by Jan Pridmore.

PAL is a bibliography on American literature. The table of contents by period and genre is the easiest way to use the site. It is also searchable. The site is the brainchild of Paul P. Reuben, a professor of English at California State University Stanislaus.

Indexes critical and historical articles and books on science fiction and fantasy. The database is compiled by Hal W. Hall and hosted by the Cushing Library at Texas A & M University.