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  • Wall Street Journal, Historical (1889 - 1989)
    Full-text. Full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. More info
  • Walt Whitman (Major Authors on CD-ROM)
    Full-text. Literary works. Contains "all of the works of America's most influential writer in a scholarly edition, first editions, and in selected manuscript form, all collected and edited by preeminent Whitman scholars." More info
  • WDI Online (World Development Indicators)
    Data. The World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development, now searchable online. More info
  • Web of Knowledge
    Journal index. Allows CrossSearch of Web of Science, INSPEC and several external collections. Updated weekly. More info
  • Web of Science (1988 - )
    Journal index. Includes Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Updated weekly. More info
  • Who’s Who on the Web (Marquis) (1 concurrent user allowed)
    Full-text. Comprehensive profiles on over 1.3 million of the most accomplished individuals from all fields of endeavor including: government, business, science and technology, the arts, entertainment, and sports. More info
  • Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
    Full-text. "Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000, the website seeks to advance scholarly debates and understanding." More info
  • World Almanacs
    Includes the contents of: the World Almanac and Book of Facts 1998, the World Almanac of the U.S.A., the World Almanac of U.S. Politics, and the World Almanac for Kids. More info
  • World Competitiveness Online
    Data. This database includes all the information from the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, the leading annual report on the competitiveness of nations, published since 1989. NOTE: not available from off-campus; publisher recommends using Internet Explorer. More info
  • World Development Indicators (WDI Online)
    Data. The World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development, now searchable online. More info
  • Worldcat.org (Find in a Library) or WorldCat via FirstSearch
    Bibliographic information for books, journal titles, videos, and other materials cataloged by thousands of U.S. and foreign libraries. More info
  • Worldscope (current data )
    Derived from corporate annual and 10K reports, disclosure statements, newspapers, and wire services. Each record includes a description of the business, selected financials, key ratios, and officers. More info
  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (formerly Political Science and Government Abstracts) (1975 - )
    Journal Index. Covers political science discipline and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. More info
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