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- Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Includes the Criminology Collection, Education Collection, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS), Library & Information Science Collection, Linguistics Collection, Politics Collection, Social Science Database, and the Sociology Collection. This resource includes content from across the social sciences with deep coverage of sociology and politics, as well as coverage of criminal justice, education, linguistics, and language behavior.
- PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
Covers public affairs, policy & politics, international affairs & statistics. Includes publications from over 120 countries throughout the world, journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more.
- America: History and Life This link opens in a new window
Indexes journals, books and dissertations on North American history, covering the United States and Canada. (For other countries or regions, use the database Historical Abstracts.) "Dates covered" refers to publication dates included; all historic eras are addressed, from B.C. to present day.
Dates Covered: 1964-present - Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Indexes journals in the social sciences, humanities, general science, multicultural studies and education.
Dates Covered: 1887-present.
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Try these subject terms to search for books in the DePaul Library or I-Share. You can copy and paste the term directly into the search box above and you'll find materials that have been cataloged as being substantially about that topic. Bonus tip: Can you identify other relevant terms by looking at the record for a relevant book?
- su:Immigration enforcement
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- su:Community life
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- American History in Video This link opens in a new window
- Docuseek2 Complete Collection: Second Edition (Alexander Street) This link opens in a new window
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- Scopus This link opens in a new window
A multidisciplinary abstract and citation database with enriched data and linked scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, medicine, and arts and humanities.