Social Sciences

Information in 53 databases on a wide range of subjects including: Arts & Humanities, Biography, Business & Economics, Conferences & Proceedings, Consumer Affairs & People, Education, Engineering & Technology, General Science, Life Sciences, Medicine & Health, News & Current Events, Public Affairs & Law, and Social Sciences.

A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: agriculture, broadcast news, business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, general news, government, health care, hobbies, humanities, industry, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics.

Discussions of current social issues --the facts, as well as the arguments, of each topic's proponents and detractors. Includes statistics, government data, legislation and more.

A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources. Find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. For searching help, click on "Help" on the left side of the opening screen.

The databases Davenport University subscribes to from ProQuest cover business, computing, social science and general subjects. This link allows you to search all the ProQuest databases together.

More than 8,000 journals with a backfile of older issues and coverage of a variety of academic disciplines -- from science, technology and medicine to the humanities. The majority of the content is peer-reviewed and available in full-text.

Catalog of Art Museum Images Online: works of art from around the world, from prehistoric to contemporary times, including architecture, costume & jewelry, decorative arts & utilitarian objects, photographs, paintings, sculpture and textiles.

CultureGrams reviews the 208 countries of the world recognized by the United Nations. The reports are written and reviewed by local experts and covering daily life, culture, history, customs, and lifestyles.  Use the comparison table feature to compare statistics on area, population, economy, communications, education, health, energy and development.  Also available are reports on the Canadian provinces and U.S. states with tables covering area, population, economy, education and other demographic and lifestyle categories.

DemographicsNow provides consumer & business information for building of marketing plans with demographic data. The demographic information includes population, income, housing, race, age, education, businesses, retail sales, consumer expenditures and more.